India win Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the fourth time
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Opening batsman Manjot Kalra scored an unbeaten 101 and India won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the fourth time with an eight-wicket victory Saturday over Australia.
Australia, choosing to bat after winning the toss, was all out for 216 in 47.2 overs at Bay Oval, Tauranga.
Jonathan Merlo top-scored for Australia with 76 while four Indian bowlers took two wickets each.
India, which lost the 2014 final to the West Indies, cruised in reply to 220-2 and never looked threatened in surpassing Australia's total in the 39th over. Lefthander Kalra's 101 came from 102 balls.
India beat Australia by 100 runs in the tournament opener and was undefeated the rest of the way.
It was India's sixth appearance in the under-19 final. Australia had made the final five times, winning the tournament three times.
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Feb 03, 2018 01:36pm
Very well done ..future is bright
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Feb 03, 2018 01:40pm
Fantastic perfromance in all departments of the game..well deserved victory..hearty congrats..
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Feb 03, 2018 01:41pm
Congratulations.............Wonderful performance
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Feb 03, 2018 01:43pm
Cricket Cricket Cricket..Promote other games too
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Feb 03, 2018 01:45pm
Congarts brothers... Hope our future is bright with these stars.
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Feb 03, 2018 01:45pm
When it's 4th.......it's just a number
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Feb 03, 2018 01:46pm
well done boys in blue....
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Feb 03, 2018 01:47pm
Credit goes to dravid.
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Feb 03, 2018 01:48pm
World's best team. In all reputed formats.
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Feb 03, 2018 01:49pm
Test cricket, Odi &world cup (senior and u19) are the proof of talent and energetic blood.T20, bilateral, Champions trophy can't produce real talent.
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Feb 03, 2018 01:51pm
Australia totally outclassed
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Feb 03, 2018 01:55pm
Fabulous. Totally one way. Aussie simply caved in.
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Feb 03, 2018 01:57pm
Congratulations! Total dominance
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Feb 03, 2018 01:57pm
Well done Boys... Congrats... Special thanks to our coach Rakul Dravid.. what a man he is?.. Awe some job done... Try to concentrate your game in the coming years... Don't let your minds outside.....You people should keep your self fit and the nation....
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Feb 03, 2018 02:09pm
@raja check again.
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Feb 03, 2018 02:12pm
Who cares!! Pakistan won Champions Trophy 2017
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Feb 03, 2018 02:14pm
no one can deny the fact that green shirts are the CT17 champions and the no 1 team in T20. under swinging conditions, rains, hot weather and poor lights the australian bowling was not able to do as well as they liked but they will come back strongly as it is a much better side. go green shirts. well done australia under 19
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Feb 03, 2018 02:14pm
@Neo Raja said reputed
You check again
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Feb 03, 2018 02:18pm
@Neo What to check? You check yourself.You think only T20 is real cricket.
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Feb 03, 2018 02:28pm
@dr salaria well done pakistan for (CT17)^infinite. Best of luck for your previous win in CT17.
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Feb 03, 2018 02:30pm
Best wishes from Pakistan . Wonderful cricket you played .
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Feb 03, 2018 02:33pm
congrats dravid..
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Feb 03, 2018 02:40pm
@Mike We are world champions in Rapid Chess, Runner up in world Badminton Championship, Reigning world champions in both Snooker and Billiards for quite some time,World Champions in Kabaddi, Lot of Boxers have got silver and Bronze in Boxing, Bronze in Hockey World Championships, Lot of Gold Medals in Shooting...You don't know about them because, Pakistani newspapers don't print any of them...
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Feb 03, 2018 02:41pm
@dr salaria not sure about under 19 wc - to me there are only two cups played at international level - one is World Cup 92 and another is ct 17 - I don’t think any other event took place in this planet
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Feb 03, 2018 03:01pm
One of the strongest U-19 teams we have ever seen. Outplaying every opponent they faced . They came, they saw, they conquered. Special mentions to Rahul Dravid for inspiring this solid bunch of youngsters
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Feb 03, 2018 03:16pm
Awe inspiring young generation. Shear class with complete confidence.
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Feb 03, 2018 03:18pm
Well done boys. You made me proud.
Congratulations Rahul David
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Feb 03, 2018 03:55pm
@dr salaria You nailed it!! CT2017 is real cricket.
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Feb 03, 2018 04:52pm
Great country...great future..credit goes to Rahul
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Feb 03, 2018 05:41pm
Great achievement...Dominant performance throughout tournament.
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Feb 03, 2018 05:42pm
Man of the match - Manjot Kalra
Man of the Series - Rahul Dravid
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Feb 03, 2018 05:55pm
@Harish
Well said HARISH, BIB shown great maturity and composure while playing this final. Good ethics and manners. Congratulations to them
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Feb 03, 2018 06:21pm
I have never seen a team dominate a tournament like this. All victories by large margins. Superb consistency and composure while playing. They were back to being teens after they won.
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Feb 03, 2018 07:13pm
congrats
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Feb 03, 2018 07:19pm
Men in blue played like champions throughout the series with unbeaten record. Kudos to them and their mentor legend Rahul Dravid
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Feb 03, 2018 08:19pm
best in world
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Feb 03, 2018 08:31pm
They were hardly even challenged throughout the tournament
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Feb 03, 2018 08:51pm
Overall great team effort. Piller for this performance is Rahul Dravid. A genius.
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Feb 03, 2018 08:55pm
@raja Nope Pakistan is Champions Trophy 2017 winner and Number 01 in World ranking in T20I.
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Feb 03, 2018 10:31pm
4th Tittle , unbeaten great achievement
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Feb 03, 2018 10:49pm
@dr salaria Are you a Doctor in the first place ! your comments are very retarded. I doubt about your intelligence.
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Feb 04, 2018 01:22am
@Pat you just have only that to live with Bro, before this you guys lived for 30 years with sharjah victory. otherwise a big dummy team. Even your grand kids may not be witnessing the pak legacy in cricket. All the best
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Feb 04, 2018 01:53am
Take a bow Rahul Dravid..A modest and selfless cricketer who took upon this challenge. No better role model for budding youngsters. Fact that the whole U19 team has unconditionally effused praises on him for modelling them and it is indeed him who did mental conditioning and imparted his down to earth behavior.
When he speaks, it is purely logical and he has grace and poise. Very few possess that.
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Feb 04, 2018 03:13am
@raja Nope not in T20I and ODI.Somebody else occupy World 1 Ranking team from PSL.
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Feb 04, 2018 04:52am
@Sarah
Keep it champions trophy was our gift to you, We were not motivated enuf to play a team we thrashed in the early stages of the tournament and mutltiple world ups, besides you guys needed something to be cheerful about in cricket or other disciplines
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Feb 04, 2018 07:22am
Yes, but we won the champions trophy!
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Feb 04, 2018 10:27am
@Ajay Ladkani :Boys in blue.
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Feb 04, 2018 10:59am
@dr salaria Dummy, Indians won.
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Feb 04, 2018 05:15pm
@Kranti Madineni
..You don't know about them because, they remain unrewarded and unrecognized nor is there any glamour of winning in these games.Only Cricket largely played and idolized in poor nations is the glamour game!!
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Feb 04, 2018 07:44pm
excellent job
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Feb 04, 2018 11:52pm
Men in blue are DESTROYERS
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Feb 05, 2018 11:11am
All credit goes to "The Wall", great Rahul Dravid.
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