India vs Bangladesh LIVE: VVS Laxman’s special class – It is fair to say that former India batsman VVS Laxman has settled in his role as the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy well. His first assignment was the U19 World Cup as a consultant. Ahead of the all-important quarterfinals against Bangladesh, he conducted a SPECIAL training session for Yash Dhull & Co. Follow U19 World Cup Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
As Indian U19 stars had a limited time in practice due to the Covid outbreak, VVS Laxman took initiative to conduct special training sessions for the boys in blue. From throwdown to Dinesh Bana to conduct special drill for the team, he didn’t leave any stones unturned to get the team back to their top gear.
India vs Bangladesh LIVE: VVS Laxman takes SPECIAL-CLASS of U19 stars ahead of Bangladesh clash – Watch video
𝗔 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 👌 👌 #BoysInBlue gear up for the #U19CWC 2022 #INDvBAN quarterfinal with some throwdowns from the legendary @VVSLaxman281. 👍 👍 pic.twitter.com/kPp51Goof4
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 29, 2022
India vs Bangladesh LIVE: VVS Laxman takes SPECIAL-CLASS of U19 stars ahead of Bangladesh clash – Watch video
India vs Bangladesh LIVE: India suffered a blow to their title aspirations after Covid forced six players out of the team. BCCI had to fly in replacements with two group games left. But India didn’t suffer. In Yash Dhull, Shaik Rashid’s absence. Nishant Sandhu and Harnoor Singh stepped up and carried the team to the quarterfinals.
But ahead of the Bangladesh clash, skipper Yash Dhull and vice-captain Shaik Rasheed returned after serving the mandatory isolation period.
India vs Bangladesh LIVE: VVS Laxman takes SPECIAL-CLASS of U19 stars ahead of Bangladesh clash – Watch video
The defending champions will need to find a way to stop the rampaging Indians in the quarter-final. They enter the quarter-final after winning two out of their three group matches. In the opening match against England, they fared poorly by getting all out for a meagre 97. However, in their next two matches against Canada and UAE, they sealed comprehensive victories.
India has plenty of positives with the batting unit firing on all cylinders. 16-year old opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi looks in a fine touch having scored 79 against Ireland and a brilliant 144 against Uganda. All-rounder Raj Bawa is showcasing his exemplary form both with the bat and ball.
India vs Bangladesh LIVE: VVS Laxman takes SPECIAL-CLASS of U19 stars ahead of Bangladesh clash – Watch video
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India vs Bangladesh LIVE: VVS Laxman takes SPECIAL-CLASS of U19 stars ahead of Bangladesh clash – Watch video
The right-arm pacer picked up a four-wicket haul against South Africa in the first game, while batting at number three against Uganda he registered the highest-ever score by an Indian batter in the Under-19 World Cup slamming an unbeaten 162. While skipper Yash Dhull top-scored for India in the only match that he played, other batters like Harnoor Singh, Nishant Sindhu and even all-rounder Rajvardhan Hangargekar have chipped in with useful contributions.
In the bowling department, Vicky Ostwal leads the wicket-takers chart for India as he picked up seven wickets in three games including a fifer against South Africa. Stand-in skipper Nishant Sindhu took four wickets against Uganda and he has the best economy rate of just 2.75 in three matches. Pacers Hangargekar and Raj Bawa too chipped in with notable contributions making the Indian team a complete unit.
India vs Bangladesh LIVE: VVS Laxman takes SPECIAL-CLASS of U19 stars ahead of Bangladesh clash – Watch video
