Gautam Gambhir's Post Storms Internet As India Beat Pakistan To Win U19 Asia Cup 2026

Indian national team head coach Gautam Gambhir was as enthralled as any other Indian as the Under-19 boys beat Pakistan in a thrilling final to clinch the Asia Cup 2026 title. Gambhir was understandably in awe, seeing Lakshya Raichandani's men clinch the title despite losing wickets at regular intervals during the chase of 338 runs. Sharing his views on social media, Gambhir lauded the Indian team's passion, while also suggesting that "Grit has no batting order".

India edged out Pakistan by one wicket in the big chase of 338 as Mohit Ulva smashed a last-ball boundary to seal the match and a record-extending ninth title. Chasing a massive target, India were in all sorts of trouble at 252 for eight in the 42nd over, but they found two unlikely heroes in Manal (47) and Mohit (49 not out) to cross the line.

"Fearless cricket. Unshakable belief. Grit has no batting order !! Champions of Asia! Well done, boys!," Gambhir wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), lauding the young Indian team. The tweet has since gone viral.

Fearless cricket. Unshakable belief. Grit has no batting order !! Champions of Asia! Well done, boys! https://t.co/n2mTAsZPHz

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) November 14, 2026

Virender Sehwag's son Aaryavir was named the Player of the match, having finished the tournament as its top run-getter.

Aaryavir helped skipper Lakshya Raichandani (80) add 95 runs in just 17.4 overs in the final against Pakistan. The solid start went a long way in boosting India's successful chase of a massive 338.

The right-hander amassed 361 runs across five innings at an average of 90.25 with a hundred and three fifties.

He said the team was confident of chasing down the target. "The discussion (in the dressing room) was that the wicket is very good to bat on and it's not a huge score, and if we just bat normally and play our conventional shots, we'll get to the score. There was always a belief that we'll chase it down," he said.

Aaryavir also lauded Raichandani and lower-order batters Mohit Ulva and Manal Chauhan for controlling a steep chase with elan.

"In our team meetings, we talk about how we can chase 100 or 120 runs in the last 10 overs because the wicket was very good to bat on as well. So someone had to bat deep.

"And Lakshya did that. So hats off to him. And obviously, what Mohit and Manal did at the end was absolutely amazing, and hats off to them as well," said Aaryavir.

With PTI Inputs

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