Virat Kohli had given India the only ICC title under his captaincy exactly 15 years ago. The players of that world champion team are ruling the world today.
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New Delhi.India won an ICC title under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. He had put the ICC title in India’s bag under his captaincy about 15 years ago. He got this success in the Under 19 World Cup. Kohli gave India a big title by defeating South Africa by 12 runs in the title match. With this, Kohli became the big face of Indian cricket. A few months after winning the Under-19 World Cup, Kohli made his debut in the senior team and showed his mettle to the world. Kohli took Indian cricket to new heights. Took command of the team. He captained India in many ICC events, but Kohli, who has many records in his name, could not win a single ICC title for India as a captain at the senior level.
Kohli left the captaincy last year with unfulfilled dreams. Kohli could win only one ICC title as captain in his career. Exactly 15 years ago, he lifted the World Cup trophy. This was India’s second Under 19 World Cup title. Apart from Kohli, stars like Ravindra Jadeja, Manish Pandey, Sourav Tiwari were also included in this world winning team of India.
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Kohli flopped
Talking about the final, South Africa won the toss and gave India a chance to bat first, but India’s start was not good. India got the first blow in the form of Taruvar Kohli on 3 runs. Srivatsa Govaswami also returned to the pavilion early. After falling for 2 wickets for 27 runs, Tanmay Srivastava and Virat Kohli together took the innings to 74 runs, but Kohli could score only 19 runs. Shortly after him, Tanmay was also dismissed after scoring 46 runs.
bowler became a star
Saurabh Tiwary and Manish Pandey scored 20-20 runs, Ravindra Jadeja scored 11 runs, Iqbal scored 9 runs, Pradeep Sagwan scored 13 runs and Siddharth Kaul and Ajitesh scored 1-1 runs after falling for 4 wickets at 83 runs. Reached 159 runs. However, after this the rain disrupted and the target was reduced to 116 runs on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis rule. India’s tension seemed to be increasing, but the bowlers stopped South Africa for 103 runs. Reeza Hendricks scored the maximum 35 runs from South Africa. Jadeja, Ajitesh and Kaul took 2-2 wickets.
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