India win U19 World Cup: Iyer, Yuvraj hail Yash Dhull & Co

India win U19 World Cup: India lift record 5th WC title – Yash Dhull became the fifth Indian captain and third from Delhi to lift the U19 World Cup title. On Sunday, in the final, India rode on Raj Bawa fifer and half-centuries from Shaik Rasheed & Nishant Sandhu to best England by 4 wickets in Antigua. Shreyas Iyer and Yuvraj Singh led the cricket fraternity in hailing India’s achievement.

The stage was set by Raj Bawa and Ravi Kumar’s excellent bowling performance. Raj Bawa became the only Indian cricketer to bag a five-wicket haul in an ICC tournament final while Ravi Kumar impressed with 4/34 as India dismissed England for 189. With the bat too, the Bengal player put up an impressive show, scoring a much-needed 35.

India win U19 World Cup: Iyer, Yuvraj lead cricketers in hailing Yash Dhull & Co as India lift record 5th U19 WC title – Check all reactions

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Well deserved 👏 What an effort! Congratulations boys 🏆🇮🇳

— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) February 5, 2022

Meanwhile, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced a Rs 40 Lakh reward for each player and Rs 25 lakh for each support staff.

“We were looking to bat first as well. But there was some moisture so we thought to make use of that. He has a good head on his shoulders. It’s a fabulous competition getting this stage to perform, to showcase talent,” Hrishikesh Kanitkar said after the match.

India win U19 World Cup: Iyer, Yuvraj lead cricketers in hailing Yash Dhull & Co as India lift record 5th U19 WC title – Check all reactions

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Congratulations on winning the U19 World Cup 🇮🇳🇮🇳 ! Well done and thoroughly deserved 👏🏼👏🏼 #U19WorldCup2022 #IndiaU19 pic.twitter.com/RJWAN14pe6

— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) February 5, 2022

India win U19 World Cup: Iyer, Yuvraj lead cricketers in hailing Yash Dhull & Co as India lift record 5th U19 WC title – Check all reactions

“Congratulations to the #BoysinBlue & the entire nation for winning the #U19CWC! Amazing spells by Ravi Kumar & Raj Bawa The future of Indian cricket looks bright Well played boys. Super proud!” Yuvraj Singh said.

Congratulations to the #BoysinBlue & the entire nation for winning the #U19CWC! Amazing spells by Ravi Kumar & Raj Bawa 👏🏻 👊🏻 The future of Indian cricket looks bright 🇮🇳 Well played boys. Super proud! @BCCI

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) February 5, 2022

India win U19 World Cup: Iyer, Yuvraj lead cricketers in hailing Yash Dhull & Co as India lift record 5th U19 WC title – Check all reactions

I’m pleased to announce the reward of 40 lacs per player and 25 lacs per support staff for the U19 #TeamIndia contingent for their exemplary performance in #U19CWCFinal. You have made 🇮🇳 proud. @SGanguly99 @ThakurArunS @ShuklaRajiv

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) February 5, 2022

India win U19 World Cup: Iyer, Yuvraj lead cricketers in hailing Yash Dhull & Co as India lift record 5th U19 WC title – Check all reactions

Congratulations to the under 19 team and the support staff and the selectors for winning the world cup in such a magnificent way ..The cash prize announced by us of 40 lakhs is a small token of appreciation but their efforts are beyond value .. magnificent stuff..@bcci

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) February 5, 2022

“Congratulations to the under 19 team and the support staff and the selectors for winning the world cup in such a magnificent way ..The cash prize announced by us of 40 lakhs is a small token of appreciation but their efforts are beyond value .. magnificent stuff,” BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said.

What an effort from the boys. Very well deserved victory. Well played boys you were too good throughout the tournament. Many many congratulations to the whole team 🏆 #U19CWC2022 🇮🇳

— rishi dhawan (@rishid100) February 5, 2022

“What an effort from the boys. Very well deserved victory. Well played boys you were too good throughout the tournament. Many many congratulations to the whole team #U19CWC2022” Rishi Dhawan tweeted.