Indian captain Uday Saharan shared his ideas on India’s heartbreaking defeat in the ICC U19 World Cup 2024 final towards Australia on Sunday, February 11. The star batter praised his teammates for exhibiting preventing spirit all through the event and added that he’s pleased with the Boys in Blue.

Hugh Weibgen-led Australia recorded a dominating 79-run win in the final at Benoni’s Willowmoore Park whereas defending 253 runs. Australian bowlers by no means allowed Indian batters to indicate any signal of fightback with well timed wickets. 

An absence of significant partnerships was the principle cause behind India’s defeat and Saharan additionally blamed just a few rash shots for the heartbreak. The likes of Musheer Khan and Sachin Dhas additionally didn’t contribute in the final after a string of sensible performances in the event.

Saharan admitted that the Indian batters had been ready however didn’t execute their plans towards spectacular Australian bowling.

“It was a very good tournament,” Saharan mentioned throughout the post-match presentation. “I am very proud of the boys, they all played very well. They all showed great fighting spirit from the start, very proud of them. We played a few rash shots, and couldn’t spend more time at the crease. We had prepared, but couldn’t execute. Got to learn a lot from the start to now. From the coaching staff to the games, learned a lot. Now we just need to keep learning more and move ahead.”

Meanwhile, Australian skipper Hugh Weibgen praised his bowlers for efficiently defending 253 runs and tipped his teammates to make huge in the long run.

“It’s unbelievable, I am so proud of this group of boys and the coaches,” Hugh Weibgen mentioned. “A lot of work has gone in over the last few months. Fair bit of confidence that if we got 250 on the board we’d defend it. The form is temporary (on Singh), and the class is permanent. Full credit to the coaches for keeping faith in him. We had full faith that he could get the job done. India obviously a class side, they dominated the whole tournament and they were on the wrong side today but they have a lot of class. Personally, as a unit, they (bowlers) work so well together. They know their roles, they know their jobs. I’ll be very surprised if the four of them don’t go a long way.”