Sanjay Manjrekar Trolls Pakistan After Loss To India In U19 Asia Cup 2026 Final

India U19 players (left) vs Pakistan and Sanjay Manjrekar.© X (Formerly Twitter)

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar shared his views after India's U19 team beat Pakistan in the final of the U19 Asia Cup 2026 on Saturday. The contest went down to the wire, with India clinching a thrilling last-ball victory with just one wicket in hand. Needing three runs to win off the final delivery, Mohit Ulva jumped out of his crease and slammed a four through extra cover to take India U19 over the line. Emotions ran high, and an example of that was seen right after India hit the winning runs. The Indian players ran onto the ground and celebrated the victory in an animated manner.

Manjrekar feels that India should stop celebrating victories over Pakistan and instead pick teams that match their standard.

"Indian cricket should now pick guys of their own size if they want to show 'aggression' on the field. Pak is now a soft & easy target," he wrote on X.

"I suggest Aus, SA, NZ & Eng," Manjrekar added.

Indian cricket should now pick guys of their own size if they want to show 'aggression' on the field. Pak is now a soft & easy target. I suggest Aus, SA, NZ & Eng...

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) November 15, 2026

Late-order batters Mohit and Manal Chauhan held their nerves in crunch moments as India pulled off a stunning one-wicket win over Pakistan to regain the Under-19 Asia Cup on Saturday.

Chasing a massive 338, India were in all sorts of trouble at 252 for eight in the 42nd over, but they found two unlikely heroes in Manal (47 off 32) and Mohit (49 not out off 26) to cross the line. India made 339 for nine, with Mohit fittingly smashing a boundary off the final ball bowled by leg-spinner Ahmed Hussain to seal the match and the title for his team.

When the two young batters joined forces, defending champions Pakistan had one hand on the trophy. But the two Indians faced a confident opponent and handled the pressure situation bravely during their 57-run stand for the ninth wicket.

However, Manal, who did most of the scoring in their partnership, departed with the team score at 302, leaving India to make a further 36 runs with one wicket remaining.

But Mohit found another stout-hearted ally in No. 11 batter C Venkata (11 not out off 8 balls), and the Boys in Blue needed eight runs off the last over.

The equation eventually narrowed down to three runs off the final ball, and Mohit smashed Hussain wide of long-off for a boundary to register an unbelievable victory.

(With PTI Inputs)

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