Your Motivation Should Be To Aim For Perfection – Legendary Kapil Dev Interacts With Under-19 World Cup Winning Players Raj Angad Bawa, Harnoor Singh
Published - 09 Mar 2022, 01:33 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:05 AM
Legendary Indian all-rounder and World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev interacted with the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 winning players Raj Angad Bawa and Harnoor Singh, during the UTCA felicitation ceremony.
Bawa won the Player of the Match award in the final of the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 against England and overall he was able to score 252 runs and bag nine wickets in the tournament. On the other hand, Singh scored 140 runs in the marquee tournament.
Meanwhile, Dev asked the youngsters about their road to success at the U-19 level. He also motivated the youngsters by giving a small piece of advice to them.
“Rewards come later for a cricketer. The biggest thing for a cricketer is the motivation to perform better and excel in the long run. One will get respect only till the performance keeps coming and that should be your goal.
“I have seen the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli. Both matched each other in terms of talent but Kambli went astray. So your motivation should be to aim for perfection and keep working for that,” said Dev while talking with both the players.
Kapil Dev Sir Has Been India’s Greatest All-rounder –Raj Angad Bawa
The U-19 sensation Bawa labelled Kapil Dev as India’s greatest all-rounder and said everybody aspires to be like him. He also revealed that the India U-19 team watched the Bollywood movie 83 ahead of the summit clash.
“A day before the U-19 World Cup final, the whole team watched the Bollywood movie 83. Kapil sir has been India’s greatest all-rounder and everybody aspires to be like him,” said Bawa.
“The biggest moment for us has been to win the trophy, After we tested positive for Covid-19, we would often talk on video call and motivate each other. Skipper Yash Dhull showed full confidence in my abilities.
“When I gave away 17 runs in my first over against South Africa, he supported me and I claimed four wickets in the match before helping the team in the remaining matches with ball as well as bat,” said Bawa.
Meanwhile, Raj Bawa was bought for INR 2 crore by Punjab Kings at the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru but his teammate Harnoor remained unsold. Bawa said that when Harnoor went unsold in the auction he thought the same would happen with him.
“When Harnoor went unsold, I thought the same will happen with me. To be picked up at such a price only motivates me as I believe that the price was for my past performances.
“Now, I have to prove my worth for the team. Taking my maiden first class wicket in Ranji Trophy last month also means a lot for me. I am looking to spend time under coach Anil Kumble sir and players like Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal and Liam Livingstone,” said Bawa.
Meanwhile, Harnoor has said that his focus is on the CK Nayudu Trophy.
“Right now my focus on the CK Nayudu Trophy and I believe if I keep performing well, I can play in IPL too one day,” said Singh.
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