 "How BCCI is responding to India's shambolic defeat against Pakistan in U-19 Asia Cup final")
The BCCI has sought an explanation from the Indian U-19 team management following the heavy defeat against Pakistan in the final of the U-19 Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. The Ayush Mhatre-led Indian U-19 team had entered the final as solid favourites, having registered comprehensive victories in each of their four preceding fixtures, handing arch-rivals Pakistan a 90-run defeat in the group stage.
The ‘Boys in Blue’ however, found themselves comprehensively outplayed in the final by the Farhan Yousaf-led side, suffering a 191-run hammering. And the BCCI, for one, is in no mood to brush the defeat under the carpet.
Captain Mhatre, coach Kanitkar to be quizzed by BCCI
According to Cricbuzz, the Indian board has decided to undertaker a review into the Indian U-19 team’s performance at the recent Asia Cup, the decision being taken during the Apex Council Meeting on Monday. The BCCI, additionally, is expected to go beyond the usual process of a report by team manager Salil Datar and question head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar and captain Mhatre over the shambolic performance in the final.
The report also suggests that the BCCI might look into allegations of unsportsmanlike conduct by some of the Indian players during the final, with Mhatre and Suryavanshi having engaged in a war of words with Pakistani players after getting dismissed by Ali Raza.
The Pakistanis posted a mammoth 347/8 on the board after skipper Mhatre won the toss and opted to field, thanks to a fiery 172 by in-form opener Sameer Minhas. The highly-rated batting order later crumbled during the chase despite star batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s fiery start, getting bundled out for just 156 in reply.
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The Indian U-19 team has a short turnaround after the Asia Cup, with the ICC U-19 World Cup set to get underway from 15 January in Zimbabwe. And the BCCI’s review into the defeat against Pakistan is expected to identify key areas of concern in the Indian team which could stand in the way of a sixth world title for the ‘Boys in Blue’.
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