The current Indian U-19 cricket team much more confident than 2008 lot: Virat Kohli

Durban: India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday backed the national U-19 squad to win the World Cup final against Australia and said he will be closely tracking the title clash on Saturday.

"It feels amazing (to see them do well). I interacted with them before they left and itÂ's a lovely bunch of boys. Compared to our lot (when India won in 2008 under Kohli), the confidence levels are somewhere else which is a great sign," said Kohli ahead of the first ODI against South Africa tomorrow.

"YouÂ'll see many people making a strong statement for themselves much earlier than we all did. TheyÂ've done amazingly well and the semifinal (against Pakistan) was an amazing game."

Kohli said the boys look set to win a record fourth U-19 world title.

"Playing such a high pressure game (against Pakistan), they really stood up and thatÂ's what you want to see. You want to see people standing up when itÂ's needed the most. I want to wish them all the very best for the final.

"WeÂ'll all be following very keenly and weÂ'll be eagerly waiting to see them lift the cup again. I believe they have the talent, and they believe in that much more than I do, which I think is very, very important," he signed off.