The India – Pakistan Independence Cup final on January 18, 1998 in Bangladesh is one of the most memorable for cricket fans. India wins first final of Best of Three The second is Pakistan. Saeed Anwar (140) and Ijaz Ahmed (117) put on 314 for the loss of five wickets in the third final. With Sourav Ganguly (124), Robin Singh (82) and Sachin Tendulkar (41) shining, India came close to victory.
With 27 runs needed to win the last 2 balls of the last over, a 27 – year – old left – handed batsman smashed the 5th ball into the four to give India a dream victory; Rishikesh Kanithkar from Maharashtra. He is the coach of the Indian team that won the Under-19 World Cup yesterday. The World Cup victory is a shining chapter in the coaching career of the now 47-year-old Kanithkar.
Kanithkar’s children won the title by defeating Kovid. Kovid was caught by six members of the Indian team, including captain Yash Dool and vice-captain Sheikh Rashid, following arriving at the World Cup venue. For the Indian team, despite going without 2 key players in 2 matches in the group round, Uchiran won.
When Rahul Dravid was the head coach, Kanithkar was the batting coach with the Under-19 team in the last World Cup. He was selected as head coach in December. He is the son of former Indian wicketkeeper Batter Hemant Kanitkar.
English Summary: India U-19 head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar
