VISAKHAPATNAM: The celebrations continued till late in the night and by the time Shaik Rasheed returned to his room in Antigua around 9.20 am IST, the feeling was yet to sink in. Still, the ICC U-19 World champion's medal is a testimony to the 17-year-old Guntur's lad's rising stock in Indian cricket.
More so after his stellar role in the four-wicket win over England in North Sound on Saturday night. The Indian vice-captain, who scored 50 in the final, said the joy of winning the World Cup cannot be described in words. "Winning the World Cup U-19 title is memorable as it has made my parents proud. They have sacrificed a lot in their lives to see me in this position. I will never let them down," Rasheed told TOI just before he called it a night.
