{"id":458879,"date":"2026-02-04T23:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/458879\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T23:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:48:13","slug":"picture-abhi-baaki-hain-aaron-georges-coming-of-age-knock-powers-india-into-u-19-final-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/458879\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Picture abhi baaki hain&#8217;: Aaron George&#8217;s coming-of-age knock powers India into U-19 final | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770248893_555_-.jpg\" alt=\"'Picture abhi baaki hain': Aaron George's coming-of-age knock powers India into U-19 final\" title=\"\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e (X-Cricbuzz)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e (X-Cricbuzz) \u201cPicture abhi baaki hain,\u201d says Biju Nair. The former Services team coach has watched Aaron George from close quarters and, on a sun-drenched Wednesday afternoon in Harare, he saw another important chapter being written. India were chasing 311 in the U-19 World Cup semifinal on the back of twin hundreds from Afghanistan\u2019s Faisal Shinozada and Uzairullah Niazal. By the time Aaron walked back with 115 off 104 balls, India were through to their 10th U-19 World Cup final. They now await England in the summit clash. This was the highest chase at the showpiece event, completed with nearly nine overs to spare.<\/p>\n<p>Are India favourites to win 2026 T20 World Cup? | Greenstone Lobo makes a HUGE PREDICTION<\/p>\n<p> \u201cHe should have finished the game off today,\u201d Biju tells TOI. \u201cVery calm head on his shoulders. He anchored the innings to a nicety.\u201d Around him, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre played their IPL-styled cameos, but it was Aaron who gave the chase its spine. Sooryavanshi slammed a 33-ball 68, while India captain Ayush Mhatre, who walked in at No. 3, scored a stylish 59-ball 62. Together, they helped India ace a tricky chase. \u201cAaron can play all kinds of innings,\u201d Biju says. \u201cHe can match Vaibhav\u2019s blitz or conjure the back-to-the-wall rearguard in the final innings of a Test match.\u201d It hasn\u2019t been easy. Aaron had been getting starts but was not converting them. After sitting out the first two games of this tournament due to an elbow injury, he registered scores of 7, 23 and 16. \u201cBefore this game, I made it a point to keep his morale up,\u201d he adds. Aaron\u2019s response was emphatic: a century of poise built on precision rather than power. Back home in Hyderabad, one man could barely contain himself. \u201cDid you see that straight six he hit?\u201d Aaron\u2019s father, Easo Varghese, asks. \u201cThat was the shot of the game for me. His knock could not have come at a more opportune moment.\u201d Raised in Hyderabad with roots in Kerala \u2014 Easo hails from Mavelikara, mother Preeti from Kottayam \u2014 the foundations were laid early. A former Hyderabad police sub-inspector, Easo recalls spotting something special when Aaron was just four. \u201cAt my in-laws\u2019 place, he picked up a plastic bat and played straight. No slogging. That\u2019s when I knew his talent.\u201d In a tense World Cup semifinal, that straight bat told its own compelling tale. As Biju reminds us, there\u2019s plenty more to come from Aaron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e (X-Cricbuzz) \u201cPicture abhi baaki hain,\u201d says Biju Nair. 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