Speaking To Virat Kohli Benefitted Me A Lot, Says India U19 Captain Yash Dhull

India U19 skipper Yash Dhull revealed Virat Kohli’s message to the team ahead of their final match against England U19.

India claimed their fifth title after they eked out the England U19 team by four wickets in the final of ICC U19 World Cup 2022 on Saturday in Antigua.

The team benefitted a lot from the experience of Virat Kohli: Yash Dhull

Dhull said that Kohli, who was the captain when the India U19 team lifted the title in 2008, boosted the team’s morale and personally benefitted him a lot.

“He said, ‘Play the final like any other match. Don’t take the pressure of the final.’ Speaking to him benefitted me a lot. You must have seen that the team did not play under pressure. The team benefited a lot from the experience of Virat bhaiya,” Dhull told NDTV.

“Virat Kohli gave us his best wishes for the final. We got confidence from that, the morale increases when a senior player like him talks to you. He told us how we can execute our plans and he told us about the basics of the game. It was a nice interaction with him,” Dhull told news agency ANI.

Yash Dhull made 110 against Australia in the semi-final

Dhull amassed 229 from four matches at an average of 76.33, he scored a match-winning 110 against Australia U19 in the semi-final. He stitched 204 runs with his deputy Shaik Rasheed for the third wicket as India thumped Australia by 96 runs.

Dhull joined the likes of Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli, Unmkut Chand and Prithvi Shaw to win the U19 World Cup for India as their captain.

Dhull’s coach Rajesh Nagar reckoned that the U19 skipper has the batting glimpses of Virat Kohli and calm mindset of MS Dhoni when it comes to leadership.

After winning the title, Dhull mentioned that the whole team followed a strict diet and so they celebrated their victorious campaign with ice cream.

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