India’s limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma gave his best wishes to the Under-19 Indian team which is all set to take part in the upcoming World Cup. The Under-19 World Cup will take place in South Africa and the Indian colts will have their job cut out to defend their title. India Under-19 boys which were led by Prithvi Shaw had gone all the way in 2018 when they defeated Australia in the final.
India’s talented batsman Priyam Garg will lead the team in South Africa in the Under-19 World Cup, which will be the thirteenth edition of the Junior World Cup. Paras Mhambrey is the current coach of the Under-19 Indian team and he would like to get the best out of the players.
India has got a promising crop of young players.
“Our team looks very strong as always. We won the last time. I wouldn’t say that we will win this year as well. I am sure about one thing — they are going to play really hard. They have got great coaching staff. Of course, it’s a big platform and in big platforms, India team generally tends to do well. I hope they bring the Cup back home,” Rohit Sharma said while talking to PTI.
The Under-19 World Cup will commence from January 17 and the Indian team is in Group A, which has New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Japan as the other three teams.
On the other hand, Rohit Sharma said there is no harm in playing the aerial shots as long as you are getting the results. The stylish batsman added that it is not a crime to play shots in the air if you are getting the desired output.
“There is nothing harm in playing big shots, trying to play a flamboyant cover drive. When we were growing up and used to play shots in the air, we were taken out of the nets, which was not right because eventually, you want the results,” said Rohit.
“If the guy is giving you results by playing the big shots, there is nothing wrong with that. As a young kid, growing in this generation, you want to play shots. You want to look good (while batting) but again it is very important what they think of their game and what understanding they have about the game,” he added.
“What we need to be careful of is, if the player is doing mistakes again and again, then he needs to be told how he should go about it next time. I mean playing shots is not a crime.”