New Delhi: The Indian U-19 team, captained by Yash Dhull, won the ICC Under-19 World Cup trophy by defeating England by four wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. This was a historic win for the Indian U-19 squad as the Men in Blue became the first team in international cricket to win a fifth Under-19 World Cup title.
Post team India's title win, fans and celebrities from all corners congratulated the Indian colts on a historic achievement. Even Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor congratulated the Indian team but was subjected to trolling as he made a goof-up.
While posting a congratulatory message for the Yash Dhull-led team on his Instagram story, Shahid wrongly posted a pic of Prithvi Shaw-led U-19 World Cup winning side, which won the 2018 U-19 World Cup. The netizens were quick to notice this blunder and trolled the actor left, right and center.
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India's 2022 U-19 World Cup winning captain Yash Dhull, a resident of Delhi's Janakpuri, has the experience of captaining India's Under 16, Under 19 teams.
A right-handed middle-order batsman, at the age of 11, entered the Bal Bhavan School academy and started working on his cricketing skills from here. Yash Dhull was the highest run-scorer in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy held in September-October. He scored 302 runs in 5 matches for Delhi at an average of 75.50.
Indian team for Under-19 World Cup: Yash Dhul (Captain), Harnoor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SK Rashid (Vice-Captain), Nishant Sindhu, Siddharth Yadav, Anishwar Gautam, Dinesh Bana, Aaradhya Yadav (Wicketkeeper), Raj Angad Bao, Manav Parakhi, Kaushal Tambe, RS Hangargekar, Vasu Vatso, Vicky Ostwal, Ravi Kumar, Garv Sangwan