New Delhi [India], Jan 30: Leading the tributes for the young team was cricket great Sachin Tendulkar who was all praise for the quality the side has shown in all departments. The Little Master also wished the boys good luck for the final. Former Indian opener, Virender Sehwag was not far behind in appreciating the under-19 boys as he termed their performance ‘brutal’ his tweet. Former middle order batsman VVS Laxman, former opener turned popular commentator, Aakash Chopra and Uttar Pradesh southpaw Suresh Raina were among others who also took to the social media to applaud the Indian Under-19 team’s feat.

The Indian team beats their arch-rivals Pakistan by a massive 203 runs to enter their sixth final of the tournament. India will now meet Australia in the summit clash on February 3. Australia had beaten Afghanistan by six wickets in the first semifinals on Monday. Opting to bat first, India rod on Shubman Gill's 102 not out of 94 balls to pile on 272/9 in their allotted 50 overs and then bowled Pakistan out for a mere 69 in just 29.3 overs.

Acting president of Board of Control for Cricket of India (BCCI) CK Khanna on Tuesday said that the board will announce cash award for the Under-19 Team India players for reaching the final of the U-19 cricket World Cup. Khanna further added that the Indian players will also be wish. Khanna congratulated the Prithvi Shaw-led team for comprehensively beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the semi-final in Christchurch, New Zealand. Khanna said, "I would like to congratulate the entire team and coach Rahul Dravid for this performance. Rahul's contribution in guiding the Gen Next cricketers has been immense. Because of him we now have a talented pool of U-19 cricketers."