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Manjot Kalra (Photo by Kai Schwoerer-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)

One of the emerging players from the Under-19 winning team is an opening batsman, Manjot Kalra. Kalra scored an unbeaten hundred in the final of the World Cup which helped India to win their fourth Under-19 World Cup title.

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India U-19 Team poses after winning the World Cup for the record fourth time. Image Courtesy: Twitter

India defeated Australia by a comprehensive margin of eight wickets. India won the title for the record fourth time courtesy a 101* by opener Manjot Kalra in the final.

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Manjot Kalra played an unbeaten innings of hundred against Australia in the finals of the U-19 World Cup 2018. Image Courtesy: Twitter

En route the triumph of the tournament, India found heroes in some of the most challenging situations. The likes of Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, Manjot Kalra, Kamlesh Nagarkoti rose to the occasion and helped the team to win.

Some of the players from the U-19 squad have been in the centre of the scheme, and some of the former cricketers have praised the young boys for making it to the national side.

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Aakash Chopra says Manjot Kalra’s playing style resembles Yuvraj Singh. (Photo credit should read MARTY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images)

Former Indian batsman Aakash Chopra has praised Kalra’s shot making and also added that the left-handed resembles some of the former Indian cricketers.

Chopra said:

“Kalra played a heart-winning knock in the final of the World Cup final. A very talented left handed batsman. The most special thing in him is that he reminds me of a lot of players. I remember, he played a shot straight over the bowlers head off a full toss, I was talking to Kapil Paaji, he saw the shot and said, ‘This is Yuvraj’. He has the glimpses of Yuvraj.”

“When he plays a shot over mid-off, he resembles Shikhar Dhawan and then has glimpses of Suresh Raina when he plays a shot over the cover region. This guy is reminding us of a lot of players.”

“You can expect his name to do the rounds in the coming years. However, there’s still a long way to go.”  

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