Former India U-19 captains Amit Pagnis and Ashok Menaria reckon the Yash Dhull-led India U-19 team are favourites to clinch the World Cup in the Caribbean.

India outclassed defending champions Bangladesh by five wickets in the quarter-final at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua, on Saturday. Thanks to disciplined bowling from left-arm seamer Ravi Kumar (3-14) and left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal (2-25), Bangladesh were bundled out for just 111 in 37.1 overs. In reply, opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi 44 (7x4), Shaik Rasheed (26) and Dhull’s unbeaten 20 helped India secure a convincing win with more than 19 overs to spare.