Colts-in-blue eye’s sixth U-19 World Cup title, with Australia’s arch-enemy VVS Laxman leading and scheming for India and November 19 still stinging. At Willowmoore Park in Benoni, during the semifinal match against South Africa, India captain Uday Saharan addresses his team during a huddle. The majority of the conversation in the current India U-19 group’s WhatsApp group when it was first created was about India’s defeat to Australia in the ODI World Cup final. On November 24, five days after the heartbreak in Ahmedabad, the group was formed.
The father of Sachin Dhas, who shone in the semi-finals with 96 against the tournament’s finest pace attack, Sanjay Dhas, explains the significance of the yellow brigade to their legacy. The main topic of discussion was Australia’s historical dominance over India in major tournaments. We were defeated in both the World Test Championship (WTC) and ODI World Cup finals. With my son, I’ve watched the 2003 World Cup final highlights countless times. He is aware of how crucial it is to defeat Australia. Beating Australia in the championship game is the greatest source of pride, I’ve told him. You guys will have to outsmart the tough Aussies at their own game, according to Sanjay.
They’re all prepared for this match. Their goal in the final is to defeat Australia. Captain Uday Saharan told everyone, “We can’t lose to them again,” as they were leaving for the hotel following the Pakistan vs. Australia match, according to Sanjay.
The father of Uday Saharan, who has amassed 389 runs in the tournament and is the leading run scorer, Sanjeev Saharan, is optimistic that his son will return home with a trophy and join the ranks of Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli, Unmukt Chand, Prithvi Shaw, and Yash Dhull.
“The team feels confident that they can win anywhere after their victory in the semi-final. When we video-called him in the morning, I tried to give him some advice as a coach, but all he would say was, “Papa, hum jeetenge.” Ab fikar mat karo (Don’t worry, we’re going to win). They overcame being down and out against South Africa to win the game; their confidence is extremely high, according to Saharan Sr.
