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A day after the India U19 team sealed their spot in the ICC U19 World Cup 2022 by defeating Australia comfortably, India's former skipper Virat Kohli virtually interacted with the team's players on Thursday. Kohli's valuable interaction with young players came two days ahead of India's U19 World Cup final against England, slated to take place on February 5 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.
Delighted with Kohli's words of wisdom, India U19 off-spinner Kaushal Tambe took to Instagram and shared a screenshot of their virtual interaction. While sharing the story on Instagram, Tambe captioned the post by writing, "Some valuable tips from the GOAT ahead of the finals." Even all-rounder Rajvardhan Hangargekar shared a screenshot of Virat Kohli interacting with the players. "It was really good to interact with you @virat.kohli bhaiyaa. Learnt some important things about life and cricket from you which will help us get better in upcoming times," Hangargekar captioned his post.
Notably, India handed over an embarrassing defeat to Australia by 96 runs in the Semi-Final 2 of the ongoing ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua on Wednesday. While chasing a target of 291 runs, Australia was bowled out for 194 in 41.5 overs. The Aussies suffered a massive batting collapse, with Lachlan Shaw being the top scorer with a half-century. Vicky Ostwal was in supreme form for India and took three wickets. Meanwhile, Nishant Sindhu and Ravi Kumar registered two dismissals each and Kaushal Tambe, Angkrish Raghuvanshi took a scalp each. Earlier, India posted 290 for five in 50 overs, courtesy of a century by captain Yash Dhull, who smashed 110 runs off 110 balls and formed a strong partnership with Shaik Rasheed, who registered 94 runs off 108 deliveries.
Notably, Virat Kohli had led India to the U19 World Cup title in 2008. The former skipper is currently in Ahmedabad training for the upcoming 3-match ODI series against the West Indies from February 6.