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Atharva Ankolekar, the U-19 spin bowler, contributed a big part in India win in U-19 Asia Cup 2019 held in Colombo. His five-wicket haul helped the Indian team to make a comeback in the match and lift the trophy.

The Asia cup for Atharva Ankolekar was commendable. He took wickets when the team was in need. He comes from a background where his parents have achieved everything with hard work. Atharva’s mother is a bus conductor who backed her child to become a cricketer. His father died at an early age so his mother is the only source of income. He was just 10 when he had to phase the tough time since then his mother has been his inspiration. Atharva is following the footsteps of his father who encouraged him to play cricket.

Atharv’s Contribution in Asia Cup 2019

Atharva Ankolekar, Asia Cup — India Under-19. BCCI Twitter

India’s batting performance in the final match was disappointing but the bowler’s helped to lift the trophy. India was 8 for 3 when Shahwat Rawat and Dhruv Chand Jurel partnership gave some weight to the match. Batting department selected wrong shots and gave catch in the hand to the Bangladesh players. India was all out on 106 runs. Karan Lara was the highest scorer of India in the match with 37 runs.

Bangladesh’s batting starts with Akash Singh’s wicket of Tanzid Hasan. Akash picked three crucial wickets. With good support of Akash, Atharva easily took five wickets of Shadat Hossain, Akbar Ali, Shamim Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Shahin Alam.