Ecstatic Amitabh Bachchan lauds India's U-19 colts as 'Boys in Blue' beat Pakistan in WC

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan congratulated the national U-19 team for their comprehensive win against Pakistan making it to their seventh junior World Cup final. India beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first semi-final with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring a hundred. They will now meet the winners of the second semi-final between Bangladesh and New Zealand. Yashasvi Jaiswal batted like a man among boys while Kartik Tyagi reminded Pakistan of Waqar Younis' toe-crushing yorkers as defending champions India walloped their arch-rivals by 10 wickets to enter their seventh ICC U-19 World Cup final. 

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"It's a dream come true for me. To be able to do this for my country is a great feeling. To score a hundred against Pakistan in a World Cup semi-final is something I can't put into words," Jaiswal, who hit eight fours and four sixes, said after winning the 'Player of the Match' award.

India thus maintained their supremacy over Pakistan at the age-group and senior level in ICC tournaments -- both men and women. 

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The 'Boys in Blue' have earlier reached the summit clash in 2000 (winners), 2006 (runners-up), 2008 (winners), 2012 (winners), 2016 (runners-up) and 2018 (winners).

 

 

 

 

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Such an amazing feeling and we're really proud to make it to the finals! ✌️😇 Thank you everyone for your constant love and support! 🙏 🙂 🇮🇳 #TeamIndia #MenInBlue #U19CWC @indiancricketteam @icc 📷@cricketworldcup

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(with PTI inputs)