Chandan Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 India u-19 to tour Australia in April Mumbai: An India under-19 team will play a short series of three-day and one-day games against an Australian under-19 team in Australia in April. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s Junior National Selection Committee will pick the team on the basis of the performances in the Cooch Behar and other under-19 tournaments. Meanwhile, Procam International announced on Tuesday that an Indian schools cricket team (under-16) will be given the opportunity to play three international matches against the Sri Lankan schools team at the conclusion of the all India Boost Cup cricket tournament. “We have requested Prof. Ratnakar Shetty of the BCCI to assist us. The international matches will be held after the IPLTwenty20,†said P. N. Sankaran, Director (Operations), Procam International that’s taken the initiative to run the all-India tournament for schools for which Nike is the apparel partner. After the inaugural year of the competition in 2007-08, 20 players were coached by Mohinder Amarnath, Surinder Khanna and Sanjay Bharadwaj. “I am happy that Procam has taken the next step by deciding to invite an overseas schools team. Schools cricket is not organised in majority of the states that are members of the BCCI,†said Prof. Shetty. LINK Anyone knows who are the prominent U-19 players for India at the moment? As far as I know, Kulkarni, Jadeja--all have passed that age? Then? And Is Cooch Behar trophy is not covered anywhere? Who are the leading players in that? At the most I could find this news: Delhi boys on track Why is BCCI not planning an A tour in Australia? Many of our young players badly need the exposure and at such a crucial period when we should be preparing our younger players for international cricket, especially test cricket, BCCI seems to have shelved the A tours! Link to comment
fineleg Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Chandan for BCCI president! (really!) Link to comment
The Outsider Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Yeah, no idea who the under 19 guys are going to be. World Cup is the only time when they get exposure and their names get known, I guess. Link to comment
ludhianvi Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 And Is Cooch Behar trophy is not covered anywhere? Who are the leading players in that? At the most I could find this news: The final of the Cooch Behar Trophy already concluded on Jan 11. Mumbai beat last year's runners up Punjab in the final..So that makes it double wins for Mumbai i.e Ranji Champs and u19 Cooch Behar Champs. Punjabi become the runners up two times in a row in the Cooch Behar tournery. Mumbai defeats Punjab, lifts Cooch Behar Trophy Visakhapatnam, Jan 11 : Mumbai defeated Punjab by 251 runs and lifted the Cooch Behar Trophy All India Under-19 Cricket Elite Group Tournament final played in the steel plant stadium here today. The BCCI Junior Selection Committee Chairman Abey Kuruvilla presented the trophy to Mumbai team captain Iqbal Abdullah, who claimed seven wickets for 52, while Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) and Visakhapatnam District Cricket Associtaion (VDCA) Vice-President P R Narayana Swami presented the runner-up Sunder Trophy to Punjab. Brief scores: Mumbai (first innings) 376 all out in 135 overs. Punjab (first innings) 81 all out in 51 overs. Mumbai (second innings)181 all out in 50.1 overs. Punjab (second innings target 477 runs) 99 for overnight were 225 all out in 60.5 overs. Perry Goel 78, Mandeep Singh 56 (93 runs for second wicket in 136 balls) and Yuvraj Singh 45 not out(7x4, 1x6). Mumbai bowling: Captain Iqbal Abdulla left arm spinner claimed seven wickets for 52 and Gaurav Jathar three for 66. http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-72972.html How they reached the semis It’s Punjab vs. Mumbai VISAKHAPATNAM: Last year’s runner-up Punjab will take on Mumbai in Cooch-Behar Trophy under-19 final. Mumbai defeated Haryana by an innings and 129 runs while Punjab moved up by virtue of its 55-run first innings lead over Uttar Pradesh, in the semifinals that concluded here on Monday. U.P. restricted Punjab to 225 in its second innings at the Ukku stadium. The later resumed at 104 for three but lost three wickets for 33 runs before the match came to an end, while chasing a target of 280. Jaskaran Singh claimed two wickets. Earlier, Gagandeep Singh and Md. Khalid Ahmed picked up three wickets each and I. Azeem two to restrict Punjab. Kunwar Ryna hit a half-century (54, 8x4) and Gurinder Singh made 46 (7x4) while Lakshay Seth scored 22 to push the Punjab total past 200. Haryana’s hopes of forcing a draw vanished as it was all out for 205 in its second knock The scores: Haryana 174 and 205 in 68.5 overs (Mukhul Dagar 87, Jayant Yadav 39, Rahul Tiwetia 25, Gourav Jathar three for 29, Iqbal Abdullah three for 41) lost to Mumbai 508; Punjab 308 and 225 in 118.1 overs (Kunwar Ryna 54, Gurinder Singh 46, Anil Sihag 35, Md. Khalid Ahmed three for 70, Gagandeep Singh three for 72) drew with Uttar Pradesh 253 and 33 for two in 10.2 overs. — Special Correspondent http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/06/stories/2009010652021800.htm Link to comment
Chandan Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 India Under-19s in Australia 2009 Australia announce U-19 squad to play India Cricinfo staff March 2, 2009 Australia failed to make it past the quarter-finals in the Under-19 World Cup in 2008 © George Binoy New South Wales' Josh Hazlewood has made it to the Under-19 squad for the one-day series against India next month as well as the preliminary squad for the 2010 U-19 World Cup to be played in Kenya. Mitchell Marsh and Alister McDermott, sons of former Test players Geoff Marsh and Craig McDermott respectively, are also part of both squads. Last year, Hazlewood at 17 became the youngest fast bowler to be picked by his state for a first-class match - against the touring New Zealanders. If picked for Kenya, he will be appearing for his second World Cup. He took six wickets in four games in the 2008 edition in Malaysia. Hazlewood was 6'5" during the tournament and his coach Brian McFayden expected him to grow a couple of inches. "We see him as a future Australian player," McFayden had said. The squad for the India series will assemble in Hobart on April 4. The two sides will play three one-dayers and two three-day games between April 7 and April 21 in Hobart and Perth. Geoff Tamblyn, the chairman of Cricket Australia's National Youth Selection Panel, said the series would provide the players some experience. "The squad to face India provides a great opportunity to all players selected to test their skills and performance against the reigning world champions at under-19 level." Tamblyn was also pleased with the "exceptionally talented squad" for the World Cup. "The squad contains some players who have tasted state cricket in Australia, one of the strongest domestic competitions in the world," he said. Under-19 squad to play India: Sean Abbott, Tim Armstrong, Tom Beaton, Jackson Coleman, Adam Coyte, Luke Doran, Jason Floros, Joel Garrett Josh Hazlewood, Nic Maddinson, Mitchell Marsh, Alister McDermott, Kane Richardson, Tom Triffitt, Adam Zampa. Preliminary World Cup squad: Sean Abbott, Tim Armstrong, Tom Beaton, Tom Brinsley, Nicholas Buchanan, Alex Carey, Jackson Coleman, Adam Coyte, Travis Dean, Anthony Del Borrello, Matthew Dixon, Luke Doran, Jason Floros, Joel Garrett, Jake Hannan, Peter Hanscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Michael Johnson, Alex Keath, Nic Maddinson, Mitchell Marsh, Alister McDermott, Jordan McLennan, Ryan Meyer, Kane Richardson, Angus Robson, Andrew Tazelaar, Tom Triffitt, Sam Whiteman, Adam Zampa. India announce U-19 squad for Australia Cricinfo staff March 13, 2009 The BCCI's junior selection committee announced an Under-19 squad to tour Australia for three one-dayers and two tests next month. Rajasthan's Ashok Maneria will captain the 16-man squad. The sides will play two one-day matches in Hobart on April 7 and April 9 before meeting for the first test at the same venue between April 11 and 13. Then they will head to Perth for the third one-dayer on April 17 followed by the second test from April 19 to 21. India Under-19 squad: Ashok Maneria, (capt) Harpreet Singh, Mukul Dagar, Mayhank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Manan Sharma, Mahboob Sufiyan (wk), Avi Barath, Saurav Netravalkar, Harshal Patel, Krishna Das, Jaidev Unadkad, Gagandeep Singh, Gaurav Jathar, Kundan Singh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't know about any of the players from either side. Does anyone know about any of them? Link to comment
Chandan Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Where is Pradeep Sangwan? Yes. And even Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Both are under-19 and B Kumar has claimed Border-Gavaskar scholarship as well! Link to comment
Chandan Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Chandrakant Pandit aims to build core group for U-19 World Cup Devendra Pandey Posted: Apr 01, 2009 at 1013 hrs IST Mumbai: India's under-19 team are set to leave for Australia on April 4 for a 16-day tour, which according to coach Chandrakant Pandit is an opportunity for the young cricketers to know each other's game and develop a rapport ahead of their World Cup title defence in Kuala Lumpur next year. "The boys are new and our main aim is to gel as soon as possible. There is still time for serious preparations for the under-19 World Cup," says former Indian wicketkeeper Pandit, talking to The Indian Express. Pandit, who has coached the Mumbai Ranji team as well as Maharashtra under-22 and India A sides, has stepped into Dav Whatmore's shoes who had led India to a memorable victory in the under-19 World Cup last year. Now, as it was then, the selectors have picked a squad that has quite a few all-rounders. "You can see that we have a lot of utility players and our bench strength is good. Right now we have just a couple of days together, so let?s see how it goes", says Pandit. Under-19 over IPL? Meanwhile, some of the cricketers reportedly had offers from the IPL teams, but they opted to be with the junior team. The gambit may pay off well in the future as a good showing at this level may not only fetch a better bargain the next time, but also brighten their chances of earning an India cap. Virat Kohli, who let the under-19 team to the trophy in Kuala Lumpur last year, was lapped up by Bangalore Royal Challengers and later played for India when they toured Sri Lanka. Says current under-19 skipper Ashok Maneria, "I know this is the most crucial phase of my life which can only help me build my career in the future. Many cricketers have gone on to play for India by performing at this level. I also am looking forward to it." The India under-19 cricketers are undergoing a camp at the MCA-BKC ground. They will play three one-dayers and two three-day games in Australia. _________________________________________________________ I hope they make a name here and earn a good reputation for their future here. But did we have any U-19 tournament with other countries after the Youth WC? I do not think so. And ignoring the junior cricket can be very harming to Indian cricket. All of us came to know about Rayudu, Ishant Sharma and Irfan Pathan much before they played the youth WC. In fact I'm not even sure if Ishant played one or not. But we knew about him since India U-19's tour to England and NZ. I don't think I can say the same about any of the current players. Link to comment
Feed Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 U-19 team to Australia MUMBAI: Tackling Australian conditions is tough for any cricketer. The Indian under-19 squad learnt about adjusting to huge grounds and bouncy wickets during the preparatory phase at Mumbai Cricket Association?s indoor academy. ... More... U-19 team to Australia MUMBAI: Tackling Australian conditions is tough for any cricketer. The Indian under-19 squad learnt about adjusting to huge grounds and bouncy wickets during the preparatory phase at Mumbai Cricket Association’s indoor academy. The 16-member squad is scheduled to play three limited-overs matches and two three-day fixtures. Hobart’s Bellerive Oval and Perth’s famous WACA are the match venues. Coach Chandrakant Pandit put the boys through Australia-specific training. “This is a development phase, we have to be patient,” said the ex-India wicket-keeper. “We focused a lot on relay throws. The youngsters got familiar with retrieving the ball when fielding on large grounds.” Menaria to lead Rajasthan’s Ashok Menaria, a left-handed batsman, has been named captain and Madhya Pradesh’s Harpreet Singh is vice-captain. The India U-19 players, chosen for performances in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, appeared confident in interacting with the media during the camp. The squad: Ashok Menaria (captain), Harpreet Singh (vice-captain), Mukul Dagar, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Manan Sharma, Sufian Sheikh, Avi Barot, Saurabh Netravalkar, Harshal Patel, Krishna Das, Jaidev Unadkad, Gagandeep Singh, Gaurav Jathar, Kundan Singh. Coach: Chandrakant Pandit. Tour itinerary: April 4: Arrival in Australia. April 7: 1st one-dayer, Bellerive Oval, Hobart; April 9: 2nd one-dayer, Bellerive Oval. April 11-13: Three-day match, Bellerive Oval. April 17: 3rd one-dayer, WACA, Perth. April 19-21: Three-day match, WACA. Link to comment
Chandan Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Menaria stars in India colts' win over Aussies 7 Apr 2009, 1653 hrs IST, PTI MELBOURNE: Skipper Ashok Menaria played a captain's knock, scoring an unbeaten 63 runs to help the Indian under-19 team thrash their Australian counterparts by seven wickets in the opener of the five-match limited overs cricket tournament at the Bellerive Oval on Tuesday. Electing to bat, Australia were skittled out for a paltry 168 in 48 overs and India chased the required runs with five overs to spare. The Indian pacers restricted the hosts with some disciplined bowling while the spinners kept up the pressure on the Australian middle-order with some tight line and length. Manan Sharma was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3 for 24 from his six overs of left-arm orthodox spin. In reply, the tourists got off to a steady start moving to 1-48 before Victorian speedster Jackson Coleman struck twice, snaring the wickets of Avi Barath (13) and Mukul Dagar (31), before finishing with figures of 2-21. But Menaria led the assault with an unbeaten 63 from 91 deliveries which also earned him the Player of the Match award. He got good support from Harpreet Singh (38 not out) as the pair guided the team home with an unbroken 79-run partnership. Coleman could have had another wicket had he not bowled Barath on a free-hit delivery during the 14th over. Earlier, South Australian Joel Garrett top scored for the home side with an well compiled 29, however with another three batters out in the 20s and another four out between 10 and 20, the hosts lost wickets at steady intervals to some tight bowling from the Indian spinners. Tom Beaton and Nic Maddinson (26 from 53) got the innings off to a solid start with a 41-run opening partnership, as Beaton (22 off 26) looked to accelerate early with some lusty blows down the ground. Although disappointed with the opening loss, Coleman was confident the home side would find the right ingredients ahead of the next match on Thursday. India under-19 team now leads the five-match series 1-0 ahead of the second 50-over-aside match at Bellerive on Thursday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Isn't this a fantastic news? So many youngsters, visiting Australia for the first time, win there and that too at Hobart! Here is the full scorecard: Australia Under-19s v India Under-19s -- 1st Youth ODI . Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Future stars in the making. Remember watching Ishant for U 19s. The future is Indias Link to comment
fineleg Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Good job U-19. Cannot recognize any of the names though - not much info on them previously. How were the players selected into the U-19? Link to comment
graphic23 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Interesting that the captain is from the RCA Center of Excellence. Pretty cool. :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment
Laaloo Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Future stars in the making. Remember watching Ishant for U 19s. The future is Indias :isalute: Link to comment
Chandan Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Mayank Agarwal is a right handed batsman from Karnataka. He has scored 160 from 142 deliveries with 16 fours and 6 sixes. This guy didn't even play the last youth ODI. And Mandeep Singh is a right hander from Punjab who scored 151 from just 113 deliveries and stroked 12 fours and 7 sixes! Wow!! Wish we could know a bit more about the players!! Link to comment
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