Run machine in India U19, joins Virat Kohli’s elite list with century against Australia

Skipper Yash Dhul gave a glimpse of his rare talent with a scintillating century as powerhouse India reached their fourth consecutive Under-19 World Cup final with an emphatic 96-run win over Australia on Wednesday. Yash Dhul played a brilliant innings of 110 runs and shared a game-changing stand of 204 runs with his deputy Sheikh Rashid (94 off 108 balls) as India were bundled out for 290 for five after batting. Later, the Indian bowlers did their part to bowl Australia out for 194 in 41.5 overs. Notably, the upper-class Dhul played another scintillating innings. The pitch was on the slow side, but he swung the strike smoothly, collecting a total of 10 fours and a six, before accelerating to the boundary at will. In the process, Dhul also joined the elite list along with Virat Kohli and Unmukt Chand. ( India U19 century )

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1. Profile of Yash Dhul

Yash Dhul is a right handed batsman born on 11 November 2002. He lives in Janakpuri area of ​​New Delhi. Yash has worn the number 22 jersey for the India Under-19 team.

2. Supportive family ( India U19 century )

Yash Dhul’s family made many sacrifices to ensure that he moves ahead in cricket and one day makes the entire nation proud. It was Dhul’s mother who saw the spark in young Yash and enrolled him in an academy. When he was just 6 years old, his mother took him to Bal Bhavan Cricket Academy. His entire family was supported to pursue his passion, with his grandfather taking him for training and waiting outside until he was finished. Also, Yash’s father revealed that he worked as an executive with a cosmetic brand and had to leave it to support his ward’s cricket. He made sure that Yash got the best kit and gear from his early days. Talking to TIMES NOW, Yash’s father said that I had to make sure that he gets the best kit and gear to play from an early age. I gave him the best English willow bats. They didn’t just have a bat, I kept upgrading them. We had cut our expenses. My father was an army man. (India U19 century) The pension he got was used to run the house. Yash always wondered how we were managing it.

3. captaincy experience

Dhul has good captaincy experience in his bag as he has led Delhi Under-16, Under-19 and India ‘A’ Under-19 teams in the past. Also, he was named the captain of the team for the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, and was later given the charge of the India Under-19 team for the ongoing World Cup.

4. Join Virat Kohli in the elite list

With a century against Australia, Dhul became the third Indian captain to score a century in the history of the tournament after the brilliant Virat Kohli (2008) and the prodigious Unmukt Chand (2012), who is also from Delhi.

5. Recent form ( India U19 century )

Dhul has been in sensational form lately as before going into the ICC U19 World Cup, the right-handed batsman scored 302 runs in just 5 matches for DDCA in the 2021-22 Vinoo Mankad Trophy at an impressive average of 75.50. Furthermore, he continued his stellar form in the World Cup and scored three fifties and a century in the five matches he played so far. ( India U19 century )