Georgetown (Guyana): Head coach of U-19 India Hrishikesh Kanitkar on Thursday praised Skipper Yash Dhull, said the young captain could make his own decisions and his instincts would hug him well in the upcoming World Cup.
India will lock the horn against South Africa in their opening match from the U-19 World Cup on Saturday in Guyana and then the side will lock the horn against Ireland and Uganda on January 19 and 22.
Yash Dhull also revealed that he looked at Virat Kohli and he liked how the Indian test captain walked to do his job in the field.
“The main quality you need to be any team captain is that you must respect your team.
Without it, you can be a captain or a good player, but you will not be able to do the job.
Yash has respect from all his players,” Kanitkar said during a virtual press conference.
“He can receive a difficult call on the field when needed, every time a captain cannot be told to do something.
The captain needs to make his own decision and Yash can do that.
It’s pretty instinctive, Yash’s instincts are fine and he is able to do justice for the job , “he added.
Talking about Virat Kohli, Yash said: “The attitude of Virat Kohli on the field while hitting and leading the party, I have the same thing and I try to do the work in the same way.” India is the most successful team that won four titles in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018.
India has also been runner-up in 2016 and in the previous edition of the tournament held in 2020 in New Zealand.
The 14th edition of the tournament will see 16 teams that compete for trophies in 48 matches.
The format will see the top two teams from each of the four groups forward to the Super League while the remaining team displays on the plate crossing 23 days of competition.
India U19 is placed in Group B.
India Squad: Yash Dhull (C), Harroor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SK Rasheed (Deputy Captain), Nishant Sindhu, Siddarth Yadav, Dinesh Bana (WK), Aaradhya Yadav (WK), Raj Angad Bawa , Manav Parakh, Kaushal Tambe, Hangargekar Hospital, Vasu Vats, Vicky Ostwal, Ravikumar, Garv Sangwan.