The Under-19 ICC World Cup 2022 final between India and England is about to start within a few hours. Team India look confident to lift the prestigious trophy for the fifth time while England on the other hand have a challenge and they are ready to face a very strong team. The Indian team will surely not want to make the mistake of taking the English team lightly.
The challenges
Whenever Team India will remember this U-19 World Cup edition of 2022, it will be recalled as nothing less than a tough battle for them because the Indian players kept on moving ahead in the tournament even when the team members were battling the Covid-19 virus and most importantly they kept on performing well and continued to win vital matches.
In a situation like this, before the final match, captain of the India U-19 team and Delhi-born batter, Yash Dhull gave a big statement about the preparations of the team. At the same time, Dhull has shared the message he got during the conversation with Virat Kohli and what he thinks now.
“Virat Kohli gave us his best wishes for the final. We got confidence from that, the morale increases when a senior player like him talks to you. He told us how we can execute our plans and he told us about the basics of the game, it was a nice interaction with him," Dhull recalled during a virtual press conference.
Preparations and mindset
While talking about the morale and mindset of the team, Dhull said that the “morale is high” and the players “will enter the contest with a positive frame of mind.”
“The morale is high, everyone is excited about the game. We will enter the contest with a positive frame of mind. England played a close match against Afghanistan, we will make our own game plans. We will look to carry our form into the final. Our spinners are nice, we will look to execute our plans.
"Everyone is ready to give their 100 per cent, we will enter the final with a positive mindset. We are here to represent the country. We have gotten more experienced, we now know the value of time and how to prepare mentally for big games. Our game has also improved, we have learnt how to deal with pressure," he added.
