A brilliant hundred by Manjot Kalra and some fine bowling earlier in the day enabled In⛄dia beat Australia by eight wickets and win the ICC U🐬nder-19 World Cup final in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, on Saturday.
Chasing 217 forཧ victory after Australia elected to bat in the f𓂃inal, India hit up with required runs easily and won with 11.1 overs to spare.
Kalra was unbeate🐷n on 101🐼 in the company of Harvik Desai (47).
The Rahul Dravid-co𝄹ached side thus became 𒉰the first team in the history of the event to win the crown for a record fourth time.
The triumph put skipper Prithvi Shaw, already being seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket, alongside the likes of Mohammad Kaif (2002), Virat Kohli (2008) and Unmukt Chand (2012) who led teams to the Under-19 Worꦅld Cup title previously.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Team India’s victory in the final:
Absolutely WILD celebrations! CHAMPIONS! 🏆
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup)
The beat Australia U19 by ♎8 wickets to clinch the
— BCCI (@BCCI)
WITH GREAT TEAM WORK, BIG DREAMS WORK. Congratulations to our WORLD CHAMPIONS🍨!! We are proud of you. A big congratulations to Rahul and Paras for their guid꧅ance.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Soaring high and how! What a win in the . Congratulations boys๊!
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1)
Heart warming 2 C win . Congrats to ✅ & how can you not mention the role of in providing the platf🍬orm for talent! The future looks brilliant!
— Venky Mysore (@VenkyMysore)
WoW.. how good are these young Indians !!! At a different level and deserve all the successs Congratulations Good job Rahul Dravid … well groomed !!
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69)
Congratulations India! Winners of the U19 Cricket World Cup 2018! Well don𝓀e to all the teams, all the sponsors, and all the fans for a great World Cup! Cric🗹kets future is in strong hands!
— MAGA (Parody) (@maaaagahat_eth)
Sheer dominance!! Welওl dဣone lads!! Congratulations on an amazing World Cup Campaign!!🤙🏽💪🏽😊
— Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
Every Indian is delighted, all credit to Rahul Dravid for committing himself to these young kids ,a𓆏nd a legend like him deserves to lay his hands on the WC. Only Fitting.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
What a moment for these boys. Feel so so happy for them and am reminded of our triumph 18 🐷years ago. Great effort by Rahul Dravid and these guys have a great future.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Congratulations to U19. Truly the best tea♈m in the to🐻urnament. 4th U19CWC title. A class above all else👏👏👏. So much talent all around this WC2018. Great pathway for the .
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Congratulations to the Indian team 🌱on dominating the and winning it..Everyone stood up and maintained the intensity throughout the tournament.Great win!!
— Dhawal Kulkarni (@dhawal_kulkarni)
Congratulations Supersꦬtars!! It was definitely a result of a lot of hard work put together, no doubt. You guys were incredible from ball one of the tournament. Cherish these moments, celebrate hard, You guys deserved it 🤙🏆 IndVsAus
— Murali Vijay (@mvj888)
Great work by the U-19 team to remain undefeated in the World Cup. Truly deserving winners. Your work has just begun, enjoy this moment!
A special shoutout to who has continuously worked hard behind the ♛scenes to help this team achieve its true potential.— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Congratulations to the Indian team on dominatingꦇ the and being the deserved champions. Everyone stood up and maintained the intensity throughout the tournament. Truly memorable win. Cherish and soak in this moment.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Player of the Tournament – Shubman Gill
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom)
