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India U19 National Cricket Team just pulled off an insane match in the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2026 final against the Pakistan U19 National Cricket Team. It was a thrilling game, which was won by the Men in Blue side by one wicket. Aaryavir Sehwag, the son of former India captain Virender Sehwag, was adjudged the Player of the Tournament.
Speaking after the win, Aaryavir Sehwag revealed that he had not spoken to his father and also spoke about the dressing room talks that happened to secure the run chase, as they felt that the wicket was good to bat on and the mammoth total of 338 runs could be chased at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 2), Al Amerat, Oman.
Aaryavir Sehwag wins Player of the Tournament award
Aaryavir Sehwag has always carried the Sehwag surname on his back, with his father being an exceptional cricketer for the India National Cricket Team and has been a match-winner during his time across formats. He showcased why he has been selected as an opener, scoring three half-centuries and one century in five matches of the recently concluded tournament.
Junior Sehwag finished off the tournament as the leading run-getter with 361 runs in the U19 Asia Cup. He surpassed the record of current India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 318 runs in this same tournament, and he was also the leading six-hitter in the tournament and showed amazing class throughout the competition for the Men in Blue.
"There was always a belief that we'll chase it down": Aaryavir Sehwag on India's mindset chasing 338 runs
Speaking after the match in the post-match presentation, Aaryavir stated that the talks in the dressing room were that the pitch was good to bat on and there was belief inside the team that they could chase it down.
He said, (as quoted by Cricbuzz), "[Discussion in the dressing room before the run-chase] The discussion was the wicket is very good to bat on and it's not a huge score and if we just normally bat and play our conventional shots, we'll get to the score. And there was always a belief that we'll chase it down."
"Haven't spoken to my dad": Aaryavir Sehwag after winning POTT
Aaryvir further added that there was no change in the game plan despite chasing the mammoth target and believed that they could chase more than 100 runs in the last 10 overs due to the nature of the pitch. He was asked if he spoke to his dad; he replied that he did not and would talk later.
He further added, "[You didn't think about changing the game-plan given that the target was quite high?] No, not really because we know, we talk in our team meetings and we talk about how we can chase 100 or 120 runs in the last 10 overs because the wicket was very good to bat on as well."
"So someone had to bat deep. And Lakshya did that. So hats off to him. And obviously, what Mohit and Manal did at the end was absolutely amazing and hats off to them as well. [Have you spoken to your dad yet?] No, sir, Haven't spoken to my dad. I will later."
Mohit Ulva the hero for India
Pakistan, in the important match, won the toss and elected to bat first, as opener Usman Khan scored 107 runs off 11 deliveries, and fifties from Abdul Qadir (80) and captain Farhan Yousaf (63) helped the side to post 337/9 in 50 overs.
While chasing, India had a solid partnership of 95 runs, with Aaryavir Sehwag scoring 58 runs and giving the side a solid start. Skipper Lakshya Rajesh Raichandani scored 80 runs. It was Men in Blue’s all-rounder Manal Chauhan (47) and bowler Mohit Ulva (49*) who had other ideas, as they won the game for the side.
