Indian Captain Uday Sharan looks forward to winning the U-19 World Cup 2024 finals and claiming the title for the sixth time.
Uday Sharan on U-19 World Cup 2024 final
India is set to play in the 9th finals in World Cup history on February 11 where they set to play against Australia. India is the most successful team in the under-19 category as they are five times champions.
On this occasion, Sharan wants to continue the legacy the side maintained till now in the tournament.
“It is a dream for all of us to win this tournament. Everyone gets only one Under-19 World Cup and we want to repeat the history. We also want to register our names in history. We are focused on giving our best.”
“I would like to tell the countrymen to continue supporting us like this. We promise to give everything to bring the Cup back,” the skipper added.
India had a successful run in the U-19 World Cup 2024 so far, winning all their matches. They won the semifinal match against South Africa where they won the match by two wickets.
While asking about the side’s success Sharan said, “The secret to our team’s good performance is team bonding. The atmosphere in the dressing room is very friendly. Everyone trusts each other and is ready to help each other. That is why the performance graph has been consistently good.
“We are not focusing on rival teams, we are concentrating on our own game. We have made a match-by-match strategy and are taking every match seriously,” he added.
India reached the final spot in the U-19 World Cup 2024 squad after chasing 245 runs in the first semi-finals. Sharan smashed 81 runs off 124 deliveries.
The right-handed batter smashed 64 runs against Bangladesh, 75 matches against Ireland, and a century against Nepal.
He was the leading runs scorer in the tournament after amassing 389 runs in six matches with an average of 64.83.
India and Australia will be meeting in an ICC event for the third time in a year. Australia has been taken advantage of by India in the WTC finals and ODI World Cup finals in 2023.
Meanwhile, Australia won the semifinal match against Pakistan and clinched their spot in the finals. India and Australia will be playing in the finals on February 11 at Sahara Park Willowmoore Cricket Stadium.
