Virat Kohli told us about basics, interaction has lifted our morale ahead of U-19 World Cup final: Yash Dhull

Yash Dhull on Friday said that it was an amazing feeling to interact with Virat Kohli ahead of the high-profile summit clash against England in the ongoing U19 World Cup. India will lock horns against England in the summit clash on Saturday. Ahead of the final, Kohli had interacted with the members of the U19 squad on Thursday. Kohli had also won the U19 World Cup in 2008 as he had led the Indian side.

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Gunning for their fifth title after crushing Australia by 96 runs in the semifinal, a buoyant India — even more fired up after a pep talk by Virat Kohli — face England, who, after beating Afghanistan by 15 runs in the first semifinal are aiming for their first crown in 24 years.

"Virat Kohli gave us his best wishes for the final. We got confidence from that, the morale increases when a senior player like him talks to you. He told us how we can execute our plans and he told us about the basics of the game, it was a nice interaction with him," Dhull said.

In the semi-final against Australia, Dhull had scored a century. He became just the third Indian after Kohli and Unmukht Chand to score a century in the history of the U19 World Cup.

"The morale is high, everyone is excited about the game. We will enter the contest with a positive frame of mind. England played a close match against Afghanistan, we will make our own game plans. We will look to carry our form into the final. Our spinners are nice, we will look to execute our plans," said Dhull. "Everyone is ready to give their 100 per cent, we will enter the final with a positive mindset. We are here to represent the country. We have gotten more experienced, we now know the value