The final match of the India-England U-19 World Cup will be played in Antigua starting at 6:30 p.m. today. In this tournament, the Indian team has reached the final by winning five straight matches so far. In the final, all eyes will be on captain Yash Dhool, who scored a brilliant century against Australia in the semi-final match. At the same time, batsman Sheikh Rashid, spinner Nishant Sindhu and Vicky Ostwal are also in excellent form.
The Indian team has reached the final 7 times in the Under 19 World Cup, out of which the team has won the title 4 times. The good thing is that the Indian team has been able to reach the final 4 times in a row since 2016. England, meanwhile, also intend to make history and this duel between the two teams is expected to be exciting.
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Despite battling corona infection off the pitch, the Indian team had no problem reaching the final, which shows the talent of the players and the depth of the team. Captain Dhul and vice-captain Sheikh Rashid were unable to play two of the three matches due to infection.
While the batting saw individual performances, the bowlers impressed as a unit. While Rajvardhan Hungergekar and Ravi Kumar upset the top batsmen, Vicky Ostwal handled the spin pins well. She has taken 12 wickets at an average of 10.75.
Before the final match, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli, spoke with the team’s players on a Zoom call, after which the players were encouraged. Virat Kohli, who won the World Cup as captain of the Under-19 team in 2008, told him how to handle the pressure of the final. Standing between the title and India is the England team that last reached the final in 1998, when they won the only title in history.
Yash Dhul (Captain), Harnoor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sheikh Rashid, Nishant Sindhu, Siddharth Yadav, Anishwar Gautam, Manav Parakh, Kaushal Tambe, Rajvardhan Hungergekar, Vicky Ostwal, Garv Sangwan, Dinesh Bana, Aaradhya Yadav, Raj Bawa, Vasu Vats , Ravi Kumar.