Who is Uday Saharan? All you need to know about India's U19 captain 2024 quietly leading from the front-
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Team India scripted a historic win against South Africa in a nail-biting match that led them to the U-19 World Cup final. Leading from the front, skipper Uday Saharan led India's recovery along with Sachin Dhas, who played a brilliant 95-ball 96. The duo stitched together an incredible 171-run partnership. However, after Dhas' dismissal, things looked a bit tricky for a while, but Saharan made sure to stay till the end to help his team cross the line.
Indian team will witness Uday Pratap Saharan, the 12th captain to lead the U19 team on the global stage in the finals. Yash Dhull led the team in the last World Cup, and this time around all eyes will be on Uday Pratap Saharan to bring back the trophy.
1. Hailing from Ganganagar, Rajasthan, Uday’s cricketing journey led him to Punjab at the age of 14. Over the past five years, he has climbed up the ranks, representing Punjab in the U-14, U-16, and U-19 categories.
2. The middle-order batsman earned his leadership role after a stellar performance in the Challengers Trophy, scoring an impressive 297 runs in five matches while captaining India B team.
3. Uday takes his inspiration from his father who is an Ayurveda doctor and a former cricketer.
4. The captain becomes the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 389 runs.
5. As Uday Saharan leads the charge, India aims for yet another triumphant campaign in the U19 Cricket World Cup.
India will take on the winner between Pakistan and Australia who will play the second semi-final tomorrow.
Uday Saharan (C), Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, A Avanish Rao (WK), Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (WK), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari
But who is Uday Saharan?
1. Hailing from Ganganagar, Rajasthan, Uday’s cricketing journey led him to Punjab at the age of 14. Over the past five years, he has climbed up the ranks, representing Punjab in the U-14, U-16, and U-19 categories.
2. The middle-order batsman earned his leadership role after a stellar performance in the Challengers Trophy, scoring an impressive 297 runs in five matches while captaining India B team.
3. Uday takes his inspiration from his father who is an Ayurveda doctor and a former cricketer.
“My dad used to play big shots and used to take the game deep. I just think of taking the game deep. I will hit a big shot in the end only if needed and till the time I am standing, the game will be ours," Saharan said in the post-match presentation on how restrained himself from playing big shots.
4. The captain becomes the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 389 runs.
UDAY SAHARAN IS THE HERO OF INDIA. 🇮🇳🫡
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 6, 2024
64 vs Bangladesh.
75 vs Ireland.
35 vs USA.
34 vs New Zealand.
100 vs Nepal.
81 vs South Africa.
The Mr Consistent of India leading by example in U-19 WC 2024. pic.twitter.com/4RAPUHapZ9
5. As Uday Saharan leads the charge, India aims for yet another triumphant campaign in the U19 Cricket World Cup.
India will take on the winner between Pakistan and Australia who will play the second semi-final tomorrow.
India squad for U19 Cricket World Cup 2024:
Uday Saharan (C), Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, A Avanish Rao (WK), Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (WK), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari
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