Indian team’s journey in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 has been absolutely remarkable and for skipper Yash Dhull, his batsmen and bowlers contributed heavily as team India lifted the U-19 World Cup trophy for the fifth time after defeating England U-19 team in the final by 4 runs.
Squad depth
Apart from the stellar performances, another significant aspect of the Indian team has been its squad depth. Despite missing some players due to the Covid-19 virus, Indian team did not lose a single match and successfully kept the winning momentum alive.
Indian batting unit had some terrific batters like, opening batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi, middle-order batsman Raj Bawa and skipper Yash Dhull.
Numbers and facts
Raghuvanshi scored 278 runs in 6 matches in the tournament. His highest score of 144 took place against Uganda U-19 team. In that match, the Delhi-born batter scored 144 runs off 120 balls and smashed 22 boundaries and 4 sixes. He scored 44 runs against Bangladesh in a tricky run chase and helped his side in successfully chasing the target.
Raghuvanshi played another terrific innings of 79 runs off 79 balls against Ireland U-19 team. His innings was comprised of 10 boundaries and 2 sixes.
The second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, for the Indian team has been Himachal Pradesh-born Raj Bawa. The 19-year-old batsman scored 252 runs in 5 matches in the event. His highest score was 162 (not out) against Uganda U-19. In that match, Raj had smashed 14 boundaries and 8 sixes. Raj also played a solid innings of 42 runs off 64 balls against Ireland.
Dhull leading from the front
Skipper Yash Dhull, despite being tested positive for the Covid-19 virus and subsequently missing two matches, is not far behind in the list as he scored 229 runs in the U-19 World Cup, in 4 matches. Skipper’s highest score of 110 took place against Australia in the semi-final and because of his heroics Indian team managed to reach a solid total of 290 runs. Things looked a bit difficult for Indian team in that game after losing two openers pretty early but skipper Dhull led from the front with his bat and eventually helped his side in clinching a memorable win.
In the first match of the event, against South Africa, Dhull played a brilliant innings of 82 runs off 100 deliveries.
Indian batting's spectacular show in the U-19 World Cup gave a brilliant support to the bowling unit as it eventually helped Indian team in emerging as the world champions.
