Sachin Tendulkar applauds New Zealand U-19s' sportsmanship at ICC U-19 World Cup

ICC Under-19 World Cup has given world some bright stars like Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, and Prithvi Shaw. With anor edition of Youth World Cup underway, plenty of young stars are taking stage to demonstrate ir talent. An incident that took place in Wednesday's New Zealand U-19s vs West Indies U-19s quarter-final exhibited some amazing sportsmanship that even Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar took notice of.

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ICC U-19 World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar lauds New Zealand U-19s

incident happened in first innings of game when West Indies Under-19s were batting. West Indies' No.4 batsman Kirk McKenzie was batting on 99 when he was bowled by a Kristian Clarke delivery. As disappointed youngster walked away, he suffered from a leg cramp and was unable to carry himself. While NZ players were alrey surrounding him to congratulate him on his valiant 99, a few Kiwi players picked McKenzie up and carried him till outside boundary rope. This beautiful incident upheld values of gentleman's game and even impressed great Sachin Tendulkar.

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Fans were delighted with display as well and reacted very well to incident.

West Indies innings ended on 238 and Kiwis chased total down with relative ease. y will now face Banglesh in semi-final on February 6. or semi-final will be played by India on February 4 and ir opponents are yet to qualify.

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