Virat Kohli was seen having a funny moment with the U-19 star Ravi Kumar. When Ravi asked him about His Weakness. Virat was invited for a session over a zoom call as a guest to motivate the U-19 boys before the big clash against England in the final.
Ravi Kumar said, “I asked him what is his weakness. And he replied, ‘Kyun Abhi se out Karne ki training Kar Raha hai kya’ (Why? Have you started training to get me out already, laughs)?”
Batting icon Kohli had a memorable interaction with young guns Rajvardhan Hagargekar, Kaushal Tambe, U-19 captain Dhull and other players as well ahead of the U-19 World Cup final.
Virat Kohli was the second Indian U-19 Captain captain after Mohammad Kaif to win the U-19 World Cup in 2008. Virat Kohli has been one of the greatest Captains in the World.
Earlier this year, after the South Africa tour Virat Kohli has stepped down the Captaincy of the test format. And with that Virat Kohli has left the Captaincy role in all formats. Rohit Sharma is appointed as India’s full-time captain in white-ball cricket and the red-ball Captain is yet to be announced.
Currently, the senior men Team is in Ahmedabad for the ODI series against West Indies where they are leading 1-0 up in the series.
The U-19 boys chased the target of 190 runs in the 48th overs, with 4 wickets in hand and 14 balls to spare. Ravi Kumar scalped four wickets in the final whereas Raj Bawa picked a fifer and even contributed crucial 35 runs with the bat. Shaik Rasheed and Nishant Sindhu, both scored fifty. Raj Bawa’s brilliant contribution in the pressure game was awarded the Player of the Match.
Ravi Kumar’s performance in U-19 World Cup
Ravi Kumar is a left-arm medium-pacer who was the second-highest wicket-taker for India in the U-19 World Cup. He picked 10 wickets in six games at an average of 13.20. His contributions were one of the reasons why the U-19 Team won the title. The Yash Dhull-led Team India side won the fifth U-19 title for Team India.
