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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2026: Bihan Malhotra comes out to bat at number five. His calm and responsible batting led India to big scores. The young Turk scored a stunning century.
In the Super-6 phase of the U-19 World Cup, Team India scored a massive 352 runs against Zimbabwe with great batting. Batting first after losing the toss, India didn’t get off to a good start. Aaron George, skipper Ayush Mathere and Vedant Trivedi were quickly dismissed and the team came under pressure.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi led the team in this difficult situation. At the beginning of the innings, he scored 52 runs by batting bravely against the new ball. But the real show comes after that. When Bihan Malhotra came to bat at number five. His calm and responsible batting led India to big scores.
Bihan Malhotra scored an unbeaten 107 off 109 balls against Zimbabwe in U-19 World Cup 2026. There were only 7 fours in his innings, which proves how capable he is of playing the innings patiently without taking unnecessary risks. Standing in the middle order, he not only scored runs, but also kept wickets.
19-year-old Bihan Malhotra hails from Patiala, Punjab. He is a left-handed batsman and can also bowl off-break when required. He caught the attention of England U-19 team last year with a good performance. Bihan looks up to Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill as his role models and dreams of becoming a big star in India in the future.
Incidentally, very soon Bihan Malhotra will share the same dressing room with the legendary Virat Kohli. In the IPL 2026 mini-auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed Bihan for a base price of Rs 30 lakh. This is a big opportunity for Bihaan, as he can be in the same dressing room with his idol in the upcoming IPL season.
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