Kolkata: India's colts, late off the blocks in their preparations for next year's Under-19 World Cup, suggested all's well by sailing to the tri-series triumph here. A seven-wicket drubbing of Bangladesh in yesterday's final at the Jadavpur University's Salt Lake campus capped a cruise in a tournament that also had Afghanistan.


Man of the match Sarfaraz Khan (left) and man of the series Rishab Pant (right) pose with coach Rahul Dravid yesterday. Pic/PTI

Former Team India skipper Rahul Dravid, entrusted with the job of getting the boys battle-ready for the big bash in Bangladesh in January-February, would surely be looking for sterner tests now that confidence and the core of the team are emerging.