India clinched the U-19 Cricket World Cup title for a record fifth time after beating England by four wickets in the 2022 summit clash at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on Saturday. (More Cricket News)
India rode on a sensational all-round show from Raj Angad Bawa. The Chandigarh boy shone w🦩ith the ball with a sensational fiver (5/31) to help India shot England out for 189 before hitting a valuable 35 down the order to help India chase dow🌺n the target of 190 with 2.2 overs to spare.
Soon after India's win, legends of the gam𝔉e took to social media platforms to congratu🍎late the Yash Dhull-led team.
Legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Sꦛingh, who helped India win their maiden U-19 World Cup in 2000 with a player of the tournament performance, hailed the "amazing spells by Bawa and Ravi Kumar (4/34).
Former Ind♐ia batter Wasim Jaffer, known for his spicy tweets, aimed𝐆 at ex-England captain Michael Vaughan. He wrote:
Vaughan himself had ear♕lier tweeted in praise of the Indian team after beating Australia to ent▨er the final.
BCCI boss and form🌼er India captain hailed the "absolutely breathtaking and tremendous performance under ꦍpressure":
Former India opener Virender Sehwag said India deserved the ti🦄tle:
Spin great and former India captain Anil Kumble said that the team "s🍎howed resilience and maturity under pressure.&ꦡquot;
It was a remarkable achievement for India, who had won the title in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, as they found themselves in a situati🗹on where t🍸hey were struggling to field a playing XI after multiple players contracted COVID-19 hours before their match against Ireland.
Six members of the squad, including captain Yash Dhull and his deputy Shaik Rasheed, misseﷺd both the Ireland and Uganda fixtures, forcing the BCCI to fly in precautionary reinforcements.
