Yash Dhull named skipper of ICC's 'Most Valuable Team' of U-19 World Cup

Yash Dhull has been chosen as the captain of ICC's 'Most Valuable Team' of the U-19 World Cup. Overall, eight nations are represented in the 12-strong line-up with champions India leading the way with three players included. Pace is provided by the likes of Josh Boyden, Awais Ali and Ripon Mondol with all-rounders Tom Prest and Dunith Wellalage being the spin options alongside Vicky Ostwal. South Africa's Dewald Brevis was announced as the Player of the Tournament in West Indies for his record-breaking run haul. The side was pulled together by a selection panel including commentators Samuel Badree, Natalie Germanos, ICC Match Referee Graeme Labrooy and journalist Sandipan Banerjee.

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The 19-year-old captain of India's title-winning ICC U-19 World Cup campaign hails from the busy Janakpuri neighbourhood in West Delhi, which is quite close to the place where Virat Kohli began playing the game.

Dhull takes up his place at number four having hit 229 runs in the competition, including one century, and his deployment of his bowlers was crucial in leading his side to overall victory in the tournament. His opposite number in the final, England's Tom Prest, sits one place below them in the batting order having hit 292 runs in six games, the third most of the competition. Dewald Brevis, a right-handed batter, received the accolade of Player of the Tournament after crashing 506 runs across six matches to become only the second player to hit over 500 runs in tournament history.

In doing so, the 18-year-old passed Indian legend Shikhar Dhawan's total for the most runs in a single tournament, hitting one more run than Dhawan managed in