India U19 skipper Yash Dhull’s father Vijay Dhull has expressed his joy after the Boys in Blue win the Under 19 World Cup title. India has secured a record fifth U19 World Cup title after beating England in the top match here at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium on Saturday. “Our family and the whole country is happy with the team’s performance in the final. As a father, I am really proud that my son and the whole team performed really well. It feels so great that we got a lot of congratulations” , Vijay Dhull told ANI.
“Furthermore, he will play domestic cricket. We have not planned anything special for his welcome as we are simple people and Yash also believes in simplicity. At the moment we do not know when he will return,” he added.
Meanwhile, Yash Dhull’s mother Neelam Dhull thanked the coaches and the country for their blessings to the team.
“I am grateful to all the coaches for their hard work and the whole country who have given blessings to the players,” said Neelam Dhull.
Few of the team members including Shaik Rasheed and Yash Dhull had tested positive for COVID-19 midway through the tournament, but those who stepped in played their part perfectly and India did not lose a single match in the 2022 U19 World Cup.
The Yash Dhull-led side defeated the Three Lions in the top clash by four wickets. Previously, India won the U19 World Cup in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018.
India chased 190 and got off to the worst possible start when Joshua Boyden teed off Angkrish Raghuvanshi (0) on the third ball of the innings. Harnoor Singh and Shaik Rasheed then met at the crease and the duo made 49 runs for the second wicket. Once India began to gain the upper hand, England stormed back into the game in the 18th when Thomas Aspinwall knocked out Harnoor (21) to bring India down to 49/2.
Skipper Yash Dhull then joined Rasheed in the middle and both batters stitched a 46-run partnership, pushing Rasheed (50) past his 50-run mark. However, once he reached the milestone, he eventually gave his wicket away to James Sales. In his next over, Sales took the scalp from Dhull (17) and India was narrowed to 97/4, with 93 runs remaining for the win.
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Raj Bawa (35) and Nishant Sindhu (50*) then ensured that India did not lose any wickets in a cluster. In the end, India took a four-wicket victory to win the U19 World Cup for the fifth time.
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