Winning the World Cup is a monumental achievement - Unmukt Chand - Cricket News Update
The star of the Indian Under-19, Unmukt Chand, has described winning the World Cup as a monumental achievement in his young career, and one which he will cherish all his life.
Leading from the front, Chand was declared Man-of-the-Match after his unbeaten 111 in the final against the defending champions Australia. The young batsman earned respect across the board with his performance and is already drawing plaudits from cricket
legends.
In an interview with Cricketnext, the 19-year-old gave the credit of his monumental innings to his teammates, and believed that the achievement was more due to the team work than his own individual effort.
“Winning the World Cup is definitely a monumental achievement. This is the most cherished moment of my career. The whole team deserves the credit, without their efforts, my hundred wouldn't have served any purpose,” the opener said.
While cricket pundits have hailed the player’s defiant knock against the hosts as the best innings of the recently concluded youth event, the right-handed batsman asserted that the final was the biggest stage of his playing career, and he was simply happy
to make it special for himself.
The Under-19 skipper is fast making a reputation for himself as a big match player after scoring successive centuries in three major finals this year - all in a winning cause.
The right-hander scored tons in the Quadrangular final in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, which was followed by another one in the Asia Cup final before hitting his best in the mega-event.
“As a cricketer you want to perform in every game you play but I've been very fortunate that some of my best innings have come in the finals of tournaments,” he said.
The 19-year-old batsman is already compared to another, more established Indian batting sensation, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 to the World Cup triumph as an Under-19 captain in 2008.
“These comparisons are drawn by you guys. I feel good that I'm being compared with Virat. I sincerely wish that I could emulate his performance and measure up to the billing but I've a long way to go,” Chand concluded.
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