Shah Rukh Khan congratulates India U19 for winning the World Cup

The India U19 team went on to win the World Cup for the record fourth time. Prithvi Shaw joined the list of Indian captains after Mohammed Kaif, Virat Kohli and Unmukt Chand to hold the coveted trophy. Their coach Rahul Dravid was elated with the team’s victory.

Various celebrities and Indian cricketers took to Twitter and congratulated the U19 Indian team. The likes of Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, etc expressed happiness over the same. Actor Shah Rukh Khan also joined the chorus as he described the World Cup win as a proud moment for young India.

Shah Rukh Khan congratulates U19 World Cup winning team

Earlier, Shah Rukh was asked by a Twitter user if he was following the U19 World Cup. The Kolkata Knight Riders owner mentioned that he had been watching all the games and conveyed his best wishes.

As India registered an astounding 8 wicket victory over the Australians, SRK was amongst the first ones to congratulate them. He tweeted: “Wow. What a proud moment for young India. Well done lil ones…May u keep conquering the world. And keep playing FIFA …on the side. A great morning.”

Chasing a target of 217, Manjot Kalra rose to the occasion with a spectacular hundred. Opening the innings with Prithvi Shaw, both put up a tremendous start. He later combined with the Player Of The Tournament Shubman Gill for a 60-run partnership. Finally, it was him and Harvik Desai who saw India through.

Shah Rukh, on the other hand, wasn’t present at the IPL auction. It was Jay Mehta and Juhi Chawla who took care of the proceedings there. The Kolkata franchise managed to retain Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav. They also managed to get Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn back in their ranks. They’re yet to announce a captain though.