Ever since Virender Sehwag's son Aryaveer Sehwag made it to the India Under-19 team, everyone was curious to see his ability. Aryaveer also showed some glimpses of his batting in the Youth ODI series against Australia. But he showed the real glimpse of what a capable batsman he is in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026. This powerful son of an explosive batsman father created history by making the record of most runs in the Under-19 Asia Cup.
Half century and record in the final
There were a lot of expectations from Aryaveer Sehwag in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026 held in Oman and he did not disappoint. Aryaveer, who took the responsibility of opening like his father, batted tremendously in almost every match of the tournament. Especially in the final against Pakistan, this young batsman gave a good start to Team India by scoring a strong half-century. During this period, he also made the record of most runs.
In the final played on Saturday, 14 November, Aryaveer played a strong inning of 58 runs and with this he made the record of scoring the most runs in a single edition of the Under-19 Asia Cup. Aryaveer scored 361 runs in just 5 innings in this Asia Cup, which is a new record. During this period he scored 1 century and 3 half-centuries. That means he reached beyond 50 in 4 out of 5 innings. His average was 90.25 and strike rate was 95.50. Like his father, Aryaveer scored a lot of boundaries. He hit 38 fours and 16 sixes.
Records snatched from Pakistani batsmen
Earlier this record was in the name of Sameer Minhas of Pakistan, who had scored 294 runs in the last Asia Cup. Aryaveer had broken this record in the semi-finals itself. But then Pakistan's Usman Khan scored a century in the final and made the record, leaving Aryaveer behind. Usman had 345 runs in his name in 5 innings. But once again Aryaveer's magic was seen in the final and he created history by leaving Usman behind.