India erupted with joy after India won the under-19 Cricket World Cup on Sunday night for the second time.
NEW DELHI: India erupted with joy after India won the under-19 Cricket World Cup on Sunday night for the second time, as President Pratibha Patil and the Cricket Board hailed the achievement as a "great moment" for Indian cricket.
The victory of the colts at Kuala Lumpur capped a super Sunday after the Indian team beat Australia in the first of the three matches in the Tri-series finals a few hours earlier making it a double whammy for cricket lovers.
Congratulating the victorious team, Patil said the team "showed consistency and its class throughout." Homes of several of the triumphant cricketers in Lucknow, Jalandahar and a few other cities broke into spontaneous celebrations and scenes of wild jubilation were witnessed as their relatives did an impromptu jig.
BCCI President Sharad Pawar, who announced a Rs 15 lakh cash award for each of the winning members, said the future of the Indian cricket is bright. "The team has done a great job, have demonstrated there is a lot of potential in young players and that the future of Indian cricket is bright."
Lalchand Rajput, Indian Cricket manager and a former under-19 coach, said from Australia the Seniors are proud of of the achievements of the youngsters. "It is a great moment for Indian cricket," he said.
"There are many great players in the team," he said.
Dilip Vengsarkar, Chairman of the BCCI selection committee, said the "tremendous " victory augured well for the future of the Indian cricket.
Vengsarkar said it is too early to say whether any of the members of the winning team could make to the senior national team.
Kiran More, former chairman of the BCCI Selection Committee, said there was "outstanding talent" in the Indian under-19 team.
"We have to give full marks to the Indian players," he said.
Vikas Kohli, brother of captain Virat Kohli, said this is an important moment for the youngster.
Sunil Tiwari, father of Saurabh Tiwari, said he was confident that he will make it to the big league in the future.
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