India U 19 Cricket Team News

Every bowler envisions a spectacular start on the grandest stage. India’s young pacer Raj Limbani produced a similar masterclass to remove Australia’s opener Sam Konstas with a beautiful inswing, providing India with their initial breakthrough in the U-19 World Cup finals at Benoni.

According to a report by Saamana newspaper, India U-19 World Cup star Rajavardhan Hangargekar is accused of age fudging by Commissioner of Sports and Youth Department, Maharashtra, Omprakash Bakoria. It is also reported that Bakoria has written a letter to BCCI presenting evidence against player.

India led by captain Yash Dhull will be looking to win their fifth under-19 World Cup when they face England in the final. India has won the under-19 World Cup four times so far and if they manage to win on Saturday against England it will be world-record as no other team has won the title 5 times.

After defeating Australia U19 by 96 runs in the semi-final of the tournament, India captain Yash Dhull stated that the plan for him Shaik Rasheed was to bat till the end. Dhull further added that the idea was to bat steadily, and not try too many shots after losing two wickets in quick succession.