ICC Under-19 World Cup 2010 in NZ : An eye on India

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India colts high on style and confidence Dressed in their India blazers, the under-19 cricket team is polished and groomed for their media unveiling. Though new to attention, they smile for the pictures. More... India colts high on style and confidence Deepti Patwardhan, Hindustan Times Mumbai, December 20, 2009 Dressed in their India blazers, the under-19 cricket team is polished and groomed for their media unveiling. Though new to attention, they smile for the pictures. After all, at 19 and under, even though carrying the tag of defending champions, they only have everything to gain. The attitude of these youngsters, grouped together at the new Mumbai Cricket Association premises in Bandra, Mumbai on Saturday morning, winks at you in the form of a ear stud or the fashionably spiked, gelled hair. They are still a bunch of teenagers embarking on another adventure, which happens to be called the youth World Cup. “There is no question of pressure,” says captain Ashok Meenaria. “We only carry a lot of confidence into the tournament.” Meenaria, who hails from a family of priests in Udaipur, will lead the upbeat bunch to a tri-series in South Africa before the team proceeds to New Zealand for the World Cup. “You don't need to do a lot with this bunch,” says the captain, never short of a smart word. “This is an experienced bunch; they can look after themselves.” The left-arm spinner, it seems, was born to be a leader. He was named the vice-captain of the team in the first under-15 match he played and immediately promoted to the helm. At his disposal is a team full of talent, and Meenaria is prompt to point that that's all a champion side takes. “No matter how aggressive the captain is, when the players are good it doesn't take time in becoming a champion side. I am sure our experience will count a lot at the World Cup. We play a lot of competitive cricket at the junior level as compared to the other countries.” The batting mainstays of his team, Mayank Agarwal and Mandeep Singh, also echo their captain's upbeat mood. Only they are a little tempered by the expectation brought on with the hype. Coach Chandrakant Pandit, known for being a disciplinarian, lets his boys enjoy their day out in the sun. He has put them through the hard yards and doesn't have much to complain about, except maybe the stylish hairdos. “They are all fashionable,” he smiles on, “I will have to start cutting their hair if they don't do well.”

[Show_stopper]

He would have spanked northies if they were playing in WI:giggle:

[S.Bond]

guys UsmanQadir is in pak team, i heard that he is very very good...

[Show_stopper]

^you mean they think he is gud

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4 Mumbai players in ICC U-19 World Cup Queensland has failed in its bid to secure the signature of West Indies cult figure Sulieman Benn for the upcoming Twenty20 Big Bash tournament due to a persistent knee injury. More... 4 Mumbai players in ICC U-19 World Cup Taus Rizvi / DNA Monday, December 21, 2009 1:21 IST Mumbai: Not many Mumbai players have represented India in the ICC Under-19 World Cup since its inception in 1987-88. In the recent past, only Rohit Sharma had impressed at that stage and then went on to play at the highest level. For the record, few other Mumbai players -- Amit Pagnis, Rajesh Pawar, Paul Valthaty, Praful Waghela and Iqbal Abdulla -- who represented the Indian colts in the biennial event haven't gone on to make it that big. Also, it is for the first time that Mumbai will have as many as four boys in the India U-19 squad for the World Cup. All-rounder Gaurav Jathar, wicketkeeper-batsman Sufiyan Sheikh, left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh and left-arm seamer Saurav Netravalkar are all charged up for the New Zealand mission and promise to give their 100 per cent for retaining the coveted trophy. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sheikh knows that this is the right opportunity for them to click individually as well as a unit. "It is an important stage of our lives. There is no pressure but obviously there are butterflies in our stomachs. We are defending champions and we will naturally be tagged as favourites. But our main job is to go out there and deliver," says Sheikh. He, however, is aware of the fact he has to deliver as Mumbai player. "We are playing for India, but there is a certain responsibility when you come from Mumbai which has given India the best of the players over the years. We have to continue the legacy and live up to the reputation by performing at this level," adds Sheikh. If Sheikh is cautious, all-rounder Jathar is confident. "Mumbai have been the Ranji champions for so long and we have had the best players from here. This will certainly give us an immense boost. All of us are gelling well and we know each other's strengths and weaknesses hence I think we will play as a team," added Jathar, who was a part of the India U-19 team's tour to Australia few months back. Left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh, who took a seven-wicket match haul on his Ranji debut for Mumbai against Himachal Pradesh, wants to put up a good show in the seaming conditions. "Conditions there will be different which will favour seamers, but spinners will also play a crucial role. We are under no pressure and are ready to do well," he added.

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Squads confirmed for U19 World Cup The Under-19 World Cup moved a significant step closer today as the 16 squads were finalised. The England party fly out to New Zealand on January 1. More... Squads confirmed for U19 World Cup 24 December 2009 Haroon Lorgat is relishing the prospect of "240 of the world's best young cricketers" doing battle next month The Under-19 World Cup moved a significant step closer today as the 16 squads were finalised. England are just one of the teams who will compete in youth cricket’s showpiece competition, which starts in New Zealand on January 15. Their 15-strong squad will fly out on January 1 to prepare for the two-week tournament, which sees 10 full member nations compete with six associate and affiliate nations. “We have 240 of the world’s best young cricketers participating in the event,” said ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat. “No doubt the squads will comprise many talented and exciting young players, some with past experience of having played at this tournament and others with much first-class experience. “This is an exciting time for any emerging cricketer preparing to travel to New Zealand to compete amongst the world’s best young cricketers. “This tournament has always served as a springboard for future stars to launch their international careers. “We have already seen great names like Brian Lara, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Sanath Jayasuriya, Yuvraj Singh, Michael Clarke and Graeme Smith first shining at this event. “I’m confident that next year’s tournament will again reveal some new talented players who will soon become future stars in our great sport.” England, who will be led by Yorkshire all-rounder Azeem Rafiq and coached by Sussex’s Mark Robinson, have been drawn alongside reigning champions India, Afghanistan and Hong Kong in Group A. Under-19 World Cup Squads Group A England: Azeem Rafiq (captain), Adam Ball, Michael Bates, Paul Best, Danny Briggs, Nathan Buck, Jos Buttler, Chris Dent, Matthew Dunn, Ateeq Javid, Jack Manuel, David Payne, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Vince. India: Ashok Menaria (captain), Akshath Reddy, Gaurav Jathar, Harmeet Singh, Harpreet Singh, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkad, K.L. Rahul, Manan Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Sandeep Sharma, Saurav Netrawalkar, Sufiyan Shaikh, Zahid Ali. Afghanistan: Shir Mohammad Shirzai (captain), Aftab Alam, Afsar Khan, Anwar Anwari, Ayub Khan, Hamza Hotak, Hashmat Shaidi, Izat Dawlatzai, Javed Ahmadi, Khushal Rasooli, M.S. Aminzai, Murad Ali, Noor-ul-Haq, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zakiullah Zak. Hong Kong: Jamie Atkinson (captain), Aditya Kanthan, Aizaz Khan, Ashish Gadhia, Asif Khan, Harmeet Singh, Irfan Ahmed, Niaz Ali, Nizakat Khan, Mark Chapman, Max Tucker, Alex Smith, Shakeel Haq, Vikash Vaswani, Waqas Barkat. Group B South Africa: Josh Richards (captain), Colin Ackermann, Cody Chetty, Dale Deeb, Rabian Engelbrecht, Dominic Hendricks, Graham Hume, Simon Khomari, Kirk Wernars, Samuel Mo***eng, Bokang Mosena, Malcolm Nofal, Jerry Nqolo, Stephan Smith, David White. Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Tim Armstrong, Tom Beaton, Nick Buchanan, Jackson Coleman, Luke Doran, Ben Dougall, Jason Floros, Josh Hazlewood, Alex Keath, Nic Maddinson, Alister McDermott, Kane Richardson, Tom Triffitt, Adam Zampa. Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Ben Ackland, Jordan Coghlan, Adrian D’Arcy, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Graeme McCarter, Graham McDonnell, Lee Nelson, Stuart Poynter, Eddie Richardson, James Shannon, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Craig Young. USA: Shiva Vashishat (captain), Salman Ahmad, Regis Burton, Ryan Corns, Muhammad Asad Ghous, Naseer Jamali, Abhijit Joshi, Azurdeen Mohammed, Saqib Saleem, Gregory Sewdial, Yash Shah, Hammad Shahid, Sammi Siddiqui, Steven Taylor, Henry Wardley. Group C New Zealand: Craig Cachopa (captain), Corey Anderson, Tom Blundell, Harry Boam, Doug Bracewell, Michael Bracewell, Dane Cleaver, Jono Hickey, Tim Johnston, Tom Latham, Jimmy Neesham, Bevan Small, Mattie Thomas, Logan Van Beek, Ben Wheeler. Sri Lanka: Chatura Peiris (captain), Andri Berenger, Banuka Rajapaksa, Charith Jayampathi, Danishka Gunathilleke, Denuwan Rajakaruna, Kasun Madushanka, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Kushan Apputhantri, Kankanamge, Lahiru Jayaratne, Maduka Liyanapathiranage, Rumesh Buddika, Rushan Jaleel, Saranga Rajaguru, Udara Jayasundera. Zimbabwe: Dylon Higgins (captain), Stephen Chimhamhiwa, Gary Chirimuuta, Tendai Chatara, Scott Daly, Andrew Lindsay, Natsai M’Shangwe, Dean Mashawidza, Peter Moor, Simon Mugava, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Richard Muzhange, Calum Price, Nathan Waller, Mazvita Zambuko. Canada: Rustam Bhatti (captain), Manny Aulakh, Parth Desai, Darius D’Souza, Ruvindu Gunasekara, Hardik Kotak, Nitish Kumar, Usman Limbada, Zain Mahmood, Asif Manjra, Hiral Patel, Riyazkhan Pathan, Harpreet Singh, Arsalan Qadir, Hamza Tariq. Group D Pakistan: Azeem Ghumman (captain), Ahmad Shahzad, Ahsan Ali, Anop Ravi, Fayyaz Butt, Hammad Azam, Kaleem Sana, Muhammad Babar Azam, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Waqas, Rameez Aziz, Raza Hassan, Sarmad Bhatti, Shahzaib Ahmed, Usman Qadir. Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan (captain), Alauddin Babu, Amit Majumder, Anamul Haque, Arman Badsha, Hasan Raju, Kamrul Islam, Muminul Hoque Showrav, Nur Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Saikat Ali, Shabbir Rahman, Shaker Ahmed, Soumya Sarkar, Tasamul Hoque. West Indies: Andre Creary (captain), Jermaine Blackwood, Nelson Bolan, Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Yannic Cariah, Akeem Dewar, Shane Dowrich, Nicholson Gordon, Trevon Griffiths, Jason Holder, Keon Joseph, Evin Lewis, Yannick Ottley, Jomel Warrican. Papua New Guinea: John Reva (captain), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Jonathan Diho, Raymond Haoda, Steven Eno, Jason Kila, Timothy Mou, Vagi Oala, Rogeauka Roge, Heni Siaka, Lega Siaka, Lega Tau, Toua Tom, Tony Ura.

[ViruRulez]

^^^ :WTF: Is Canada sending a completely hired players team? None of team members of the Canadian team sounds Canadian .. all the names in the Canada team sounds desi :hehe: Are there no locals in the Canadian team or do they only hire people for their team :hmmm:

[Celeste]

Asif Manjra in Canadian team :hysterical:

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India U-19 beat Gauteng with plenty to spare in tour opener A superb all-round display by left-arm spinner Gaurav Jathar helped India Under-19 team beat South African side Gauteng by five wickets in their first tour match in Johannesburg. More... India U-19 beat Gauteng with plenty to spare in tour opener If their tour to South Africa is considered as the preparation for the up-coming U-19 World Cup, India’s colts have commenced it in the right way by winning their first tour game against Gauteng U-19 by five wickets. Riding on three-wicket hauls by their frontline bowlers Harshal Patel and Saurabh Netravalkar, the India U-19 team beat University Sports South Africa XI by six wickets. This is the second successive win by the team in two days. Opting to bat first, the USSA XI got off to a bad start as opener Pieter Daneel was dismissed as early as the fourth over. The USSA XI were reeling at 76 for 6 and only a timely 54 off 83 by Nicky van der Bergh, saw them post a total in excess of 150. The target of 165 wasn’t going to trouble the Indians. Harpreet Singh made an unbeaten 58 and opener Lokesh Rahul contributed 40 as Indians achieved the victory target in only 41.5 overs. In their first match, on Wednesday, the Indians had comfortably beaten the Gauteng side by five wickets with left-arm spinner Gaurav Jathar picking up three wickets for 29. Chasing the target, the visitors were in a spot of bother losing their five wickets early but Mandeep and Mayank ensured that there were no further hiccups and guided home their team in 34 overs. The Indians will take on the South Africa U-19 side in their first match of the tri-series, on December 28. Brief scores: USSA XI 164/9 (Van der Bergh 54; Harshal Patel 3/31, Saurabh Netravalkar 3/25, Manan Sharma 2/32); India U-19 166/4 in 41.5 overs (Harpreet Singh 58 not out, Lokesh Rahul 40)

[cowboysfan]

i have read good things about mayank ,someone to watch out .

[Sachinism]

Good start for the lads

[Chandan]

The match is underway and we seem to have made strong start batting first. Catch it live here We seem to have won both our practice matches leading upto this Tri-series between SA, SL and us. Mayank Agarwal and Mandeep Singh were exceptional in their tour down under last summer and now they have the highly rated K Rahul to support them.

Yes. We did win both the warm ups. I had posted it in the U-19 WC thread. Here it seems that opener Rahul and #3 Mandeep have hit good tons while Mayank and Manan have given nice cameos. They've posted 268 runs in total. Netravalkar has already taken a wicket to dismiss their opener cheaply. SA is 25/1 at the moment.

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Wow!! Like I indicated in my U-19 thread Rahul,Mayank and Mandeep are the ones to watch out for.

[Sachinism]

India on top at the moment

[kabira]

why are they playing in South Africa when World cup is in NZL

[Online]

can we please make this a sticky? and also please include the links to cricinfo scorecards if available.

[Chandan]

Indians have taken 5 wickets now, and SA are only 112! Looks like Indian colts will win it easily. Every bowler apart from Sandeep has taken a wicket.

why are they playing in South Africa when World cup is in NZL

Why did we play in SA when the WC was in WI in'07 or in NZ when the WC was in SA in '03. It is a tour that can be used for useful preparation.

can we please make this a sticky? and also please include the links to cricinfo scorecards if available.

Read this thread and you'll find the cricinfo link.

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They haven't quite managed to finish the opposition off here. Got a little to experimental bowling part timers. Careless indeed. Great innings by Ackerman but I suspect the target will prove too much for him in the end.

[Chandan]

Terrible bowling by India in the last 10 overs. It seems there are no 'death' bowlers here as well, even at this level. When Ackerman was taking them apart, they were all clueless. They even dropped two catches in a row. And what did Mike Young say? Our future is bright in fielding? Oh well!!

[vvvslaxman]

Terrible bowling by India in the last 10 overs. It seems there are no death bowlers here as well' date= even at this level. When Ackerman was taking them apart, they were all clueless. They even dropped two catches in a row. And what did Mike Young say? Our future is bright in fielding? Oh well!!

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