Indian cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag were full of praise for India's young cricketers after their extraordinary victory over Pakistan in the Under 19 Asia Cup final in Oman on Saturday.
But it was Ganguly's special mention of Sehwag's son Aaryavir that added a personal touch to the celebrations.
India pulled off a remarkable chase of 338, winning by one wicket off the final delivery to clinch their ninth Under 19 Asia Cup title.
Ganguly's special message to Sehwag
Taking to X, former India captain Ganguly congratulated the youngsters, particularly Aaryavir, who enjoyed an outstanding tournament.
"Well done India under19 .. superb performance .. young Sehwag .. what a tournament he had.. every other member of the team as well .. Veeru must be very proud @virendersehwag," Ganguly wrote.
And Ganguly certainly had a point.
Aaryavir finished as the tournament's leading run scorer with 361 runs in five innings at an impressive average of 90.25.
His campaign included a brilliant 160 against the UAE, one century and three half centuries, earning him the Player of the Tournament award.
The youngster also played an important role in the final, scoring 58 off 61 balls and putting on 95 runs for the opening wicket with captain Lakshya Raichandani.
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