Although five-time champions India misplaced the ultimate to Australia by 79 runs, gamers like skipper Uday Saharan, Musheer Khan, Saumy Pandey and Sachn Dhas had been spectacular all through the event.
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“Definitely (the future of India is very bright). As a bowling side and as a batting side, there have been stand out performances by quite a few players.
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“They have proven maturity in powerful conditions and that bodes effectively for Indian cricket,” Kanitkar said at the post-match press conference on Sunday.
The Indian team has always been an age-group powerhouse and the U-19 World Cup has presented stars like Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammed Kaif, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal to name a few.
“Everytime time there are a few guys who step up both within the IPL or the Indian workforce. I’m certain there will likely be a pair, however there’s nice competitors again residence,” Kanitkar added.
Squad members Arshin Kulkarni and Avanish Rao went into the U-19 World Cup having already secured IPL contracts.
Kanitkar feels playing in the U-19 World Cup provides the players with an insight into how playing at the senior level is.
“For the gamers nice journey, every thing is highlighted, these performances matter, they’re below the scanner. They get used to those conditions. The know what anticipate and are ready once they play larger cricket,” stated the 49-year-old head coach.
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