\u201cAfter seeing all of this, I can\u2019t wait for the day when I can come here to play and bat. I will never be able to forget this day. It will always be in my mind that I want to play at the Lord\u2019s. I even watched the stadium only before on TV,\u201d said Mhatre in a video posted by BCCI's website on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The right-handed opener also got to celebrate his 18th birthday at Lord\u2019s. \u201cIt's a very special day for me that my birthday is celebrated at Lord\u2019s and my cake cutting was also done at the venue. There will never be a bigger moment in my life, but this biggest moment feels very special. I feel very motivated and feel like I wanna come here and bat anytime,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar said he could understand the awe and joy amongst the players when being taken on a tour of Lord\u2019s. \u201cIt\u2019s a very big moment. One is the history of the Lord\u2019s and second is there are so many great achievements here by our countrymen. It's a great thing to know the legacy that a place has.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe toured Lord\u2019s in 1994 as under-19s as well. So, I could relate to it and what they are feeling. Boards in the dressing rooms where the achievements are written, the fifers and the hundreds and stuff \u2013 these things really inspire you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar said he could understand the awe and joy amongst the players when being taken on a tour of Lord\u2019s. \u201cIt\u2019s a very big moment. One is the history of the Lord\u2019s and second is there are so many great achievements here by our countrymen. It's a great thing to know the legacy that a place has.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Coming to the matches, the first Youth Test between India U19 and England U19 ended in a draw at the Kent County Cricket Ground in Beckenham. The two sides will play the final game of the tour \u2013 the second red-ball game of the series \u2013 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from July 20-23.<\/p>\r\n\r\n