Bangladesh creates history; beats India under D/L to win ICC U19 WC title

Set a revised target of 170 after a brief rain interruption, Bangladesh won the match with 23 balls to spare. India's batting wilted under pressure and bundled out India for 177

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Toss will take place in a moment, stay tuned

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WATCH: India vs Bangladesh U-19 final preview

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Hope you continue stellar team performance: Tendulkar wishes India for U19 final

Wishing the Boys in Blue best of luck for the U19 Cricket World Cup final, former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday expressed the desire to see the side showcasing their stellar performance.

 

The Master Blaster took to Twitter to wish the team, saying: "All the best to the U19 Cricket Team for the U19 @cricketworldcup Final! Hope you'll continue the stellar team performance & win this for India".

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Here's how the 22 yards look like

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Advice from Tendulkar, Dravid, Jaffer helped me: Jaiswal

Advice from batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and Ranji Trophy great Wassim Jaffer has helped Yashasvi Jaiswal's development, the 18-year-old says. Jaiswal has taken the ICC U19 World Cup in South Africa by storm and is the top scorer in the tournament so far.

"He (Jaffer) and Sachin sir are my idols," Jaiswal told Times of India. "Wasim sir keeps telling me how to build an innings. Since he's played in South Africa, he gave me tips on how to tackle the pace and bounce on the quick wickets here. Sachin sir gave me valuable advice, saying, 'Every bowler will give you a clue about what he's going to bowl next. You've to concentrate and catch that clue.'"

Jaiswal also said that he asked a lot of questions off batting legend and current National Cricket Academy chief Rahul Dravid, who paid the U-19 camp a visit last month. "I keep asking him a lot of questions. I asked him how to bat when the team is under huge pressure. He gave me simple advice: 'Just focus on the next ball very, very hard'," said Jaiswal.

Jaiswal has turned in consistent performances throughout the tournament in which India have won every match they have played thus far. The pinnacle came in the semi-final against arch rivals Pakistan, in which he scored an unbeaten century to take India to a 10-wicket win.

Jaiswal was highly rated in the domestic circuit before the U19 World Cup as well, most prominently scoring a double hundred for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy last year. It made him the youngest to get to the mark in 50-over cricket. The fact that he sold pani puris to make ends meet before making it in domestic cricket has only enhanced his reputation.

India U-19 cricket team, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Divyansh Saxena

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Would tell our fans to keep supporting us, says Bangla captain

Bangladesh colts made history on Thursday by progressing to the final of the ICC U19 World Cup after beating New Zealand by six wickets. It is the first time that Bangladesh are making the final of an ICC event. They now face the mighty Indian team in the title clash, who have won all their matches in the tournament thus far including a 10-wicket win over Pakistan in the semi-final.

 

"We will play it as a normal game," captain Akbar Ali said in the post-match presentation. "We don't want to take unwanted pressure. India is a very good side. We have to play our 'A' game and do well in all three departments.

 

"Our fans are very passionate about their cricket. I would want to tell them, keep supporting us."

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India overwhelming favourites vs Bangladesh in final

Defending champions India are overwhelming favourites to win a record fifth U-19 World Cup title here on Sunday but a tough fight is expected from first-timers Bangladesh in an all-Asian final.

 

If the India squad for the 2018 edition had the likes of Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill, who have expectedly gone on to play for the senior team, the exploits of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, spinner Ravi Bishnoi and pacer Kartik Tyagi in the current edition have made them overnight stars.

 

Irrespective of what happens in Sunday's final, India have reinforced the fact that they are undisputed leaders at the under-19 level and the cricketing structure the BCCI has developed is working better than any other board in the world.

 

India, who walloped arch-rivals Pakistan by 10 wickets in the semifinal on Tuesday, will be playing their seventh final since 2000 when they lifted the trophy for the first time.

 

Having said that, success at the U-19 level doesn't guarantee success at the highest level as not all players have the ability to go on and play for India. Some also lose their way like Unmukt Chand did after leading India to the title in 2012.

 

His career promised so much back then but now it has come to a stage where he is struggling to make the eleven in Uttarakhand's Ranji Trophy team, having shifted base from Delhi last year.' READ FULL ARTICLE HERE