ICC U-19 WC: Ishan Porel played with injury, should skip Vijay Hazare, says coach

Kolkata, Feb 3 (CRICKETNMORE) - Indian medium-pacer Ishan Porel played the final three knockout matches of the ICC U19 World Cup despite not having fully recovered from a foot injury, his coach Bibhash Das said on Saturday. "It's was not

Meanwhile, Porel's father, Chandranath, said it's a "fairy-tale comeback" for the 19-year old after the foot injury.

"It's been a fairy-tale comeback for Ishan from his (foot) injury. He won the match for us against Pakistan," he said.

On the celebrations at home, Chandranath said: "Thousands from our 'para' (neighbourhood) have gathered here and are celebrating the win with drum beats. We have sweets for all."