India’s Under-19 cricket captain, Unmukt Chand on Tuesday revealed that the session with batting prodigy, Sachin Tendulkar before leaving for Australia helped his side win the World Cup.
“We had a half-an-hour session with him before leaving. The session was helpful,” Chand told media persons on the sidelines of a function organised by the BCCI to felicitate the Under-19 squad.
“He told what we would face there and how we need to tackle it. He helped us a lot and told us the dos and don’ts,” he added further.
India defeated hosts and defending champions Australia by six wickets in the final to clinch the U-19 Cricket World Cup title for the third time.
Chand, who led India’s win in the summit clash with a scintillating unbeaten ton, thereby becoming India’s highest run scorer in the marquee tournament, said his players always had immense self-belief that they would lift the coveted trophy, despite their initial setbacks.
“The best thing about the tournament is we faltered initially and then we got into the groove slightly later in the tournament. We stumbled a bit, but peaked at the right time,” said the rookie batsman, who is all set to fly to New Zealand along with India A team, early next month.
© PTI
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