Sachin, Kohli lead wishes for India U-19 stars

New Delhi, Feb 3 (CRICKETNMORE) - Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and India skipper Virat Kohli led the cricket fraternity in congratulating the Rahul Dravid-coached India Under 19 side, which thrashed Australia by eight wickets to clinch the World Cup for

"A special shoutout to #RahulDravid who has continuously worked hard behind the scenes to help this team achieve its true potential," Raina said in another tweet.

Team India discard Yuvraj singh wrote: "Many congratulations to India U19 on winning the World Cup ! Great team effort no suprises at all on such a champion side."

India's premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin wrote: "Congrats to the Indian team on winning the ICC Under 19 World Cup, they have been ruthless and professional through the tournament. It's a proud feeling and well done to the entire team and the support staff."

Former India pace bowling star Zaheer Khan in his tweet wrote: A big congratulations to the young guns of Indian cricket on winning the under19 Cricket World Cup!!"

The Indian colts entered the tournament by beating Australia by 100 runs before thrashing minnows Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe by 10 wickets.