BCCI announces prize money for the U19 World Cup champion India team

The India U19 team beat Australia in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018 to lift the trophy in New Zealand. The Prithvi Shaw led side won all the matches leading into the final and on the big night were once again at their very best. Australia tried their best but were no match for the Boys in Blue and lost to them for the second time.

Soon after the juniors were crowned the champions the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced rewards for the team and the coach. Rahul Dravid the head coach of the India U19 team will get the biggest cheque worth – INR 50 lakhs while all the players of the team will be awarded INR 30 lakhs each. The members of the support staff that include fielding coach Abhay Sharma will get INR 20 lakhs each.

Shaw & Co. were authoritative throughout the tournament playing top-class cricket and entered the finals on the back of a five-match winning streak during which they had also defeated Australia in the opening match of the tournament.

Manjot Kalra scores a ton in the WC final

Australian captain Jason Sangha won the toss and elected to bat first, whenever India had the opportunity to chase in the tournament they won by massive margins with the smallest among them being – 100 runs. The Indian pacers struck early and kept things tight. A half century from Jonathan Merlo in the middle pushed Australia beyond 200. But the bowlers once again made a comeback and wrapped the Aussies up for 216.

It wasn’t a total big enough to challenge the Boys in Blue given the way they’ve batted thus far in the tournament. Skipper Shaw and Manjot Kalra got them off to a good start. Once Shaw departed and Shubhman Gill also fell for 31 Australia would’ve sensed a chance. However, Kalra took the onus upon himself and batted through. He scored a magnificent hundred and took the team over the line along with Harvik Desai who was unbeaten on 47.

This is the Indian team’s fourth junior World Cup title and the cash prizes have just started, things will get bigger once they return back home with the silverware.