19-year-old Rajvardhan Hangargekar hits 3 consecutive sixes at U19 World Cup 2022

With two victories in as many games, the Indian Colts are off to a good start at the U19 World Cup. The squad consists of many talented players who have played in both matches so far, one of whom is Rajvardhan Hangargekar from Maharashtra.

The 19-year-old has already impressed everyone with his high-intensity bowling ability at around 140 km/h. He also has the muscle of a fast bowler, which also makes him an exciting prospect in Indian cricket. But Hangargekar also showed his batting prowess on Wednesday as he smashed the Irish bowler all over the ground.

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Hangargekar was promoted to No. 5 batsman as up to six regulars tested positive for COVID-19 before the game.He batted in India’s 46th inning and went 39 unbeaten runs in just 17 overs, including three consecutive 6-run runs Muzamir Sherzad in the last round.

Here’s a video of Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s 3 consecutive six-a-side victories against Ireland U19s (watch from 5:10)

India posted a huge total of 307/5 due to the massacre at Hangargekar in the later period. After that, he brought another impressive bowling performance as he captured Jack Dixon’s wicket with a new ball and went on to record an impressive bowling figure of 7-2-17-1 . India beat Ireland by 133 points to win the match by a huge margin of 174 points.