U19 World Cup 2024: India qualified for the Under-19 World Cup 2024 final by beating South Africa by two wickets in Benoni on Tuesday, January 5. The five-time champions entered their ninth U-19 World Cup final, and they would be aiming to lift the trophy for the sixth time on Sunday.
Coming into the tournament, India were not the favourites. Bangladesh stunned them in the U19 Asia Cup 2023 semi-final, and question marks were there on the Uday Saharan-led team.
However, proving all the critics wrong, India U19 are now a step away from glory. Each player from the team has played a key role in the team’s rollicking campaign in the tournament, but in the article, let’s have a look at five India players with highest impact in the U19 World Cup 2024.
Uday Saharan: India captain Uday Saharan has led from the front throughout the tournament, and something similar would be expected from him on Sunday. The right-hand batter is the leading run-scorer in the tournament.
Saharan has scored 389 runs in six matches at an average of 64.83. He has hit one hundred and three fifties and held the Indian innings in the middle.