India defeated England by four wickets in the final of the Under-19 World Cup and won the title for the fifth time. India defeated England by four wickets in the final of the Under-19 World Cup and won the title for the fifth time. Earlier Team India 2000, 2008, Won the World Cup in 2012 and 2018. Himachal Pradesh-born Raj Bawa has broken many records with both his bat and ball in this Under-19 World Cup. He became the highest individual scorer with 162 runs in a group match against Uganda and now also the first Indian to take a five-wicket haul in the title match against England. Raj’s father Sukhwinder Singh is a senior coach and has also coached Yuvraj Singh. Raj lives with the family in Chandigarh since childhood. Raj’s father has also been the coach of the district team Sirmaur. His grandfather Trilochan Bawa was a part of the Indian hockey team that won gold in the 1948 Olympics. On all the certificates of Raj, the birth place is Nahan, Himachal.
19 year old Raj was born in Nahan, Himachal. However, his family moved to Chandigarh. Raj has inherited the sport, as his grandfather Tralochan Bawa was a member of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the Olympics, while his father Sukhwinder showed his skills in hockey and cricket. His father became a cricket coach at the age of 22, as he could not play due to injury. Raj Bawa bats with left hand. His role model is legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. The special thing is that like Yuvraj, Raj also wears the jersey number 132. Apart from this, the interesting thing is also that Yuvraj Singh has trained under the supervision of the father of this budding all-rounder. Apart from cricket, Raj Bawa is fond of dance and theatre.
