The match is being played between India and Pakistan in the Under-19 Asia Cup. In this match, when the Indian team was in great trouble, young batsman Arjun Rajput completed his century in just 80 balls with brilliant and stormy batting. There were a lot of expectations from the sons of Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid in this match, but they could not do anything special. In such a situation, Arjun, playing without any pressure, played an excellent inning of 107 runs with the help of 11 fours and 5 sixes and took Team India to a respectable position.
Arjun scored a century in 80 balls
Team India had lost 3 wickets at one time on the score of 22 in this match. At that time Arjun Rajput took charge. He batted with patience in this match. Arjun completed his half-century in just 43 balls. After completing his fifty, he batted in a more aggressive manner and completed his century in just 80 balls. After completing the century, he was trying to score runs quickly. But Rizwanullah dismissed him on the score of 107. After his dismissal, India’s innings faltered again.
Who is Arjun Rajput?
19 year old Arjun Rajput is a resident of Jalandhar city of Punjab. His father’s name is Hoti Ram and his grandfather earlier used to sell Chole-Kulcha. Despite the financial condition of the house being quite weak, his family fully supported Arjun in fulfilling his dream of becoming a cricketer. This promising left-handed batsman has taken training from Harbhajan Singh’s Cricket Academy. On the basis of his hard work and excellent play, he also became the captain of Punjab’s Under-16 team. After this, he made his place in the Indian Under-19 team by performing brilliantly in big tournaments like Vinoo Mankad Trophy and Cooch Behar Trophy. The special thing is that Arjun is not only an excellent batsman but also an excellent off-spinner. In the last match, he had taken 3 wickets for just 8 runs.
Aryaveer Sehwag and Anvay Dravid’s bat did not work
In the match, Indian team captain Lakshya Raichandani was out without opening his account. Apart from this, VK Vineet scored 8 runs, Yashvardhan Chauhan scored 1 run and Aryaveer Sehwag scored 22 runs, while Anvay Dravid was out after scoring 10 runs. Pakistani bowler Niqab Shafiq showed the way to the pavilion to Aryaveer and Anvay. On behalf of Pakistan, Ali Raza and Rizwanullah also took two wickets each.
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