U19 Asia Cup: Pak PM Sharif announces reward for winners; each player to get PKR 10 million

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced a large currency reward for the country’s Under-19 cricket squad aft their Asia Cup triumph connected Sunday. On Monday, helium hosted a peculiar reception for the players and officials successful Islamabad.

During the event, helium announced a currency grant of 10 cardinal Pakistani rupees for each player.

Pakistan bushed India by a immense borderline of 191 runs successful the last connected Sunday to assistance the Under-19 Asia Cup title. The team’s show was praised by everyone contiguous astatine the ceremony.Team mentor and manager Sarfaraz Ahmed confirmed the announcement portion speaking to the media. He said the Prime Minister had rewarded each subordinate with 10 cardinal rupees, which is astir 36,000 US dollars. Sarfaraz besides said helium enjoyed moving with specified talented young players and believed they had a agleam aboriginal successful cricket.Head manager Shahid Anwar said the triumph was the effect of cautious readying and semipermanent preparation. He explained however the squad was selected aft months of trials and matches. "The process started successful June erstwhile we picked astir 70 players aft trials and past reduced the fig to 20. Most of these players were past fixed chances to play 50-over cricket astatine home level," Anwar said.

In the final, Pakistan posted a monolithic full of 347 runs for 8 wickets. Sameer Minhas played a stunning sound of 172 runs and was the prima of the match. Pakistan’s accelerated bowlers past dominated India and bowled them retired for conscionable 156 runs.India skipper Ayush Mhatre admitted his squad made mistakes connected the large day. "We were wide to vessel first, determination were immoderate inconsistencies successful the enactment of the bowling. It was a elemental program to play the 50 overs.

The boys truly played good and tourney was bully for america and immoderate players stood up," helium said.Pakistan skipper Farhan Yousaf praised the squad effort. "We precise blessed with the corporate performance. We had mislaid the archetypal lucifer against India, but our absorption had a bully speech with america and we could supply the triumph successful the final," helium added.Minhas was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series. Speaking aft the win, helium said, "It was a bully innings, I had successful caput to people a large score, I privation to play my earthy game, we wanted to bat archetypal looking astatine the track. It is precise memorable for me."