Shafali Verma (Twitter/@BCCIWomen)
Shafali Verma became the sixth Indian captain to win the U-19 World Cup after Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli, Unmukt Chand, Prithvi Shaw and Yash Dhull
India won their maiden ICC title in women’s cricket as Shafali Verma-led side made the inaugural U-19 World Cup with an emphatic seven-wicket win over England at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Sunday.
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With the win, Shafali Verma became the sixth Indian captain to win the U-19 World Cup after Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli, Unmukt Chand, Prithvi Shaw and Yash Dhull, who won the men’s tournament.
Complete list of Indian captains who have won the Under-19 World Cup –
Mohammad Kaif (2000) –
India won the Under-19 World Cup for the first time under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif. India’s Yuvraj Singh was named as the player of the tournament India Defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets at SSC, Colombo. In fact, India won the tournament unbeaten.
Virat Kohli (2008) –
Virat Kohli led India to their second Under-19 World Cup title as they beat South Africa by 12 runs via D/L method at the Kinnara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Ravindra Jadeja was also a part of that team.
Unmukt Chand (2012) –
Unmukt Chand helped India clinch their third Under-19 T20 title as they beat Australia by 6 wickets at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, Queensland. The captain scored an unbeaten 111 and led the team to victory, but has since returned to India and moved to the USA.
Prithvi Shaw (2018) –
India won a record-breaking U-19 World Cup title under the captaincy of Prithvi Shaw as India defeated Australia by 8 wickets in the final at Mount Maunganui. Shubman Gill was awarded the player of the tournament as India surpassed Australia to win the most titles in the age-group tournament.
Yash Dhul (2022) –
Yash Dhull led India to their fifth win of the ICC Under-19 World Cup as they beat England by 4 wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda.
Shafali Verma (2023)-
Shafali Verma-led India won their maiden ICC title in women’s cricket, defeating England to lift the inaugural U-19 World Cup at JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom in South Africa. Shweta Sehrawat finished the tournament with the most runs as Tita Sadhu was the player of the match in the final.
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After the title win, Shafali could not hold back tears at the post-match presentation.
“Very happy with the way all the girls are performing and supporting each other. Incredible feeling. Thank you to the staff, the way they are supporting us every day and telling us that we are here for the Cup and we are here because of them. All thanks to him. The players have given me a lot of support,” she said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Three years ago, Shafali was consoled by her teammates when India were bundled out for 99 while chasing 185 against Australia in the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup final in Melbourne. Cricket Field. Now, with tears of joy during the post-match presentation ceremony in Potchefstroom in 2023, she and Indian women’s cricket have indeed come a long way.
He said, ‘Thank you BCCI for giving me such a beautiful team and very happy to win the cup. She (Shweta Sehrawat) has been excellent and has followed all the plans made by the staff. Not just her, Archana, Saumya and I can’t really name anyone but they are all incredible.”
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