In India’s 84-run win over Bangladesh to kick off their men’s U-19 World Cup campaign, opener Adarsh Singh played a crucial role by overcoming a slow start to make an impressive 76, taking his team to 251-7, which was enough for the triumph.

India were 31-2, but Adarsh grinded hard to overcome the early struggles. He hit six boundaries in his knock while stitching a crucial 116-run stand with captain Uday Saharan (64). “Feels great [on winning Player of the Match award]. I expected some movement early on, idea was to play every ball on its merit. When we lost two wickets early, the chat with Uday was to not try something big.