Delhi:Aryaveer Sehwag, who performed brilliantly in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026, is being praised everywhere. Now former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has also been impressed by the game of the young batsman. Aryaveer created a stir with the bat throughout the tournament and became the highest run-scorer. He scored 361 runs in 5 matches, which included 3 half-centuries and one century.

Aryaveer also batted brilliantly in the final against Pakistan. By scoring 58 runs, he gave India a fast start while chasing the big target of 338 runs. Apart from him, captain Lakshya Raichandani scored 80 runs, while Mohit Ulva and Manal Chauhan also made important contributions. Thanks to the brilliant performance of all of them, India won the title by defeating Pakistan by one wicket.

Ganguly praised Sehwag's son Aryaveer

Sourav Ganguly praised Aryaveer on social media platform X. He wrote that India's Under-19 team has performed brilliantly. Young Sehwag did wonders throughout the tournament and the rest of the team players also showed excellent performance. According to Ganguly, Virender Sehwag would be very proud of the performance of his son Aryaveer.

Pakistan had made a big score in the final

The final of Under-19 Asia Cup between India and Pakistan was very exciting. Batting first, Pakistan scored 337 runs with the help of Usman Khan's 107 runs, Abdul Qadir's 80 runs and Farhan Yusuf's 63 runs. India got the target of 338 runs to win the title.

Aryaveer Sehwag and Lakshya Raichandani gave a great start to the Indian team chasing the target. Both added 95 runs for the first wicket. After Aryaveer was out, Lakshya and Vineeth made a partnership of 51 runs for the second wicket. During this period, India's score was one wicket for 146 runs.

However, after the dismissal of Vineeth, the Indian innings faltered and the team lost 8 wickets before reaching 252 runs.

Manal and Mohit overturned the match

Manal Chauhan took charge of the Indian team which was in trouble. He put pressure on Pakistani bowlers by continuously hitting boundaries and brought India closer to victory. Manal was out after scoring 47 runs. At that time India needed 29 runs to win.

After this Mohit Ulva took the lead with the last pair. Batting aggressively, he reduced the target difference and brought India closer to victory in the last over. Chigurupathi Venkat also kept the team's hopes alive by hitting some important boundaries.

India needed 3 runs on the last ball to win. Mohit gave India a win by one wicket by hitting a four over mid-off. With this, the Indian players celebrated fiercely on the field and the team won the title of Under-19 Asia Cup.