Aaryavir Sehwag receiving U19 Asia Cup 2026 Player of the Tournament award.© X/@BCCI
Aaryavir Sehwag, who is the son of former India opener Virender Sehwag, bagged the Player of the Tournament award in the U19 Asia Cup 2026. The event concluded on Saturday with the Indian side registering a thrilling win over Pakistan in the final. The Lakshya Raichandani-led side beat their arch-rivals by a one-wicket margin to clinch a record-extending ninth U19 Asia Cup title. Aaryavir scored 58 off 61 balls in the final of the U19 Asia Cup 2026 against Pakistan, capping off the tournament on a high.
The India U19 opener turned out to be the top scorer of the edition with 361 runs from five matches. His batting average was 90.25.
Innings Runs . Average Hundred and Fifties Aaryavir Sehwag is adjudged the Player of the Tournament for his incredible effort with the bat #MensU19AsiaCup https://t.co/sUJq8bNsdD
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 14, 2026
After being named the Player of the Tournament, Aaryavir spoke in detail about the team’s plan for the massive 338-run chase against Pakistan.
“The discussion (in the dressing room) was that the wicket is very good to bat on and it’s not a huge score, and if we just bat normally and play our conventional shots, we’ll get to the score. And there was always a belief that we’ll chase it down,” he said.
The star batter said there was no change in the plans despite India chasing a 300-plus target in the final.
“In our team meetings, we talk about how we can chase 100 or 120 runs in the last 10 overs because the wicket was very good to bat on as well. So someone had to bat deep. And Lakshya did that. So hats off to him. And obviously, what Mohit and Manal did at the end was absolutely amazing, and hats off to them as well,” said Aaryavir.
When asked if he had spoken to his father, the teenager said, “No, sir, I haven’t. I will later.”
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