Father's Death, Corona, Cancer - U-19 Team Sad Story behind World Cup
The corona infection was the biggest obstacle that the players had to overcome. Corona emerged as the villain for the indians in the days that followed, as they began the series with confidence, defeating south africa by 45 runs. india captain yash Dul, vice captain Sheikh Rashid, Aradhya Yadav, Manav Barak, and siddharth Yadav were revealed to be affected by the corona just hours before the match against Ireland. Vasu Watts' symptoms were also discovered.
As a result, just ten players were physically fit to play against ireland at one stage. gautam was called up since he was the eleventh player who had no other option. Nishant Sindhu, an all-rounder, was named captain 30 minutes before the team left for the stadium. In the match, india scored 307 runs and knocked ireland out for 133 runs in 40 overs. In the next match, against Uganda, he earned 405 points. The team's assistant coaches served as drink mats for the players in both cases.
Similarly, in the thick of the disaster, team manager Corona performed what the team required over the phone from another city. The manager of the video analyst team took his place. As a result, everyone doubled their efforts. Sidhu, who guided india to victories over ireland and Uganda, was not immune to the corona's hold. A day before the quarter-final versus Bangladesh, he suffered a corona injury. Corona damage, on the other hand, had a significant psychological impact on the athletes. Sheikh Rashid, who was sad as a result of the corona injury, called his coach and said, "I guess my world cup dream is finished." His coach recalls his father's tireless efforts in bringing him to this point.