In the 38th over of India’s run chase in the U-19 World Cup final on Sunday, when the five-time winners were on the verge of defeat, Naman Tiwari was heard on the stump mic urging Abhishek Murugan: “Yaad rakhna, haarenge par seekh ke jaayenge.”
As Tiwari appears to have understood, the U-19 platform is mostly about establishing an impression and learning things that would benefit him in the long run. A look at five players that stood out during the three-week U-19 World Cup.