Laxman lauds BCCI and its structure after India's fifth U-19 World Cup triumph
The Hindu
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly announced a cash award of ₹40 lakhs for the entire team
Moments after India's unprecedented fifth U-19 World Cup title triumph, National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman lauded the BCCI for running a world-class youth structure and organising innumerable, competitive age-group tournaments.
Having battled a COVID-19 outbreak in their camp which nearly derailed their campaign, India beat England by four wickets in the final of this edition to extend their dominance in the age-group showpiece.
"I think the BCCI has to be complemented. The number of matches and tournaments each age group level gets to play, whether U-16, U-19 or U-23... unfortunately due to COVID-19 they didn't get to play any tournament and that's why I think this tournament win is very special," Laxman said after the victory.
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