Session with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 helped us win the world cup – Unmukt Chand – Cricket News Update
India’s Under-19 cricket captain, Unmukt Chand on Tuesday revealed that the session with batting prodigy, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 before leaving for Australia helped his side win the World Cup.
“We had a half-an-hour session with him before leaving. The session was helpful,” Chand told media persons on the sidelines of a function organised by the BCCI to felicitate the Under-19 squad.
“He told what we would face there and how we need to tackle it. He helped us a lot and told us the dos and don’ts,” he added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 defeated hosts and defending champions Australia by six wickets in the final to clinch the U-19 Cricket World Cup title for the third time.
Chand, who led India’s win in the summit clash with a scintillating unbeaten ton, thereby becoming India’s highest run scorer in the marquee tournament, said his players always had immense self-belief that they would lift the coveted trophy, despite their initial setbacks.
“The belief was very strong among the guys and we always felt we will go and lift the trophy. The self-belief only helped us to win the tournament.”
India began their World Cup campaign with a four-wicket defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Papua-New-Guinea-c41002 in their next two group fixtures to qualify for the Super League knockout stage.
In the quarterfinal, the Men in Blue clinched a sensational one-wicket win over arch rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 side to clinch the title.
Chand, the 19-year-old top-order batsman from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780, said that his side peaked at the right time.
“The best thing about the tournament is we faltered initially and then we got into the groove slightly later in the tournament. We stumbled a bit, but peaked at the right time,” said the rookie batsman, who is all set to fly to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 along with India A team, early next month.
This was India's third U-19 World Cup glory, after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 led their teams to triumph in 2000 and 2008.
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