Despite the absence of U19 Cricket Captain Yash Dhul and 5 others due to Covid, the boys in the blue sent Ireland team home, to reach the quarter-finals of the U19 World Cup on Thursday.
“This came largely through a formidable top-order show, headlined by openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harnoor Singh who added 164 for the opening wicket. Stand-in captain Nishant Sindhu scored a steady 34-ball 36 while Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s six-hitting frenzy fetched India 50 runs in the last five overs – including 23 off the 20th. Hangargekar finished unbeaten 39 off 17, with five sixes,” shared Cricbuzz.
Six Indian cricketers who are in the u-19 team playing the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup have been tested covid positive.
Players including the captain of the U19 team Yash Dhul, Vice Captain Rashid and 4 others have been isolated following their positivity report. The tournament is currently being held in the West Indies and it will go on till February 2022 with sixteen teams taking part.