Former captain of Indian cricket team, Sourav Ganguly is very happy with India’s U19 World Cup win over Australia in Australia. He gave his bets wishes to U19 team India over the great win.
Talking to media, former captain said, “It’s a fabulous achievement. I saw the game on TV. Winning a world cup in Australia is a special achievement. So, on that point of view, congratulations to the Under-19 boys. Unmukt Chand and his team, they played fabulously.”
Sourav Ganguly also praised the captains knock of 11 runs from 130 balls played by Unmkut Chand,.
Ganguly said, “They were 105 for four, chasing 227 in a world cup final and the captain came and got a 100. So, it is a fabulous achievement.”
Further, the former cricketer also showed his confidence that the young cricketer will become the strong base for the Indian cricket team in the coming years.
Ganguly said, “It is still early days. Indian cricket is always strong. But Under-19 is the base from which future generation players are developed. You see Virat Kohli, three or four years ago, he was the Under-19 captain who won the World Cup also.”
When asked by media that how he see the young cricketer who won the U19 World Cup in the coming period, he said, “It is the base from which future players come in.”
Sourav Ganguly was talking to media at the opening of ‘One Nation One Card’ which targets at eradicating the burden on every individual to carry multiple ID cards for their routine work.