Mohit Ulva has received an instant reward following his heroics for India U19 against Pakistan U19 in the final of the junior Asia Cup.
He has been added to Saurashtra’s T20 squad for the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Ulva, 18, hasn’t made his domestic cricket debut yet. “It was a great display of grit and fighting spirit by Mohit. The SCA has decided to include him to the SMAT squad. We have informed him to fly directly to Indore to join the Saurashtra squad, which is playing there,” Jaydev Shah, the president of Saurashtra Cricket Association, said.
“He is a very talented boy and comes from a humble family in Surendranagar, near Rajkot. He lives in Rajkot. We always try to encourage youngsters, and we have decided that he will be a good addition to the SMAT side.”
Should Ulva join the team on time, he can make his T20 debut on Monday (November 16). Saurahstra kicked off their SMAT campaign with a win against Vaibhav Sooryavanshi-led Bihar. They are scheduled to face Haryana in an afternoon contest in Indore.
Mohit Ulva propels India U19 team to a title win
Mohit Ulva kept his nerves and helped India pull off a heist against the arch-rivals. India were reeling at 252/8 after 41.3 overs when Ulva joined Manal Chauhan in the middle.
, who survived a run-out early in his innings, upped the ante in the 45th over and there was no stopping him after that. Pakistan made a comeback in the game after dismissing Chauhan for 47 in the 48th over.
With 30 needed off 16 balls and only one wicket left, the pressure was on India. Chigurupapti Venkata also showed his batting skills and remained unbeaten on 11 off 8 balls.
With three needed off the final ball, Ulva walked down the wicket and hit a boundary to propel India U19 to a memorable win. Mohit will turn 19 on November 30th and he won’t be eligible for the 2028 U19 World Cup.