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11Feb

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Raj Limbani: From learning inswing bowling eight months before U-19 World Cup to troubling batsmen with his new weapon

[ad_1] Raj Limbani’s in-swing bowling caught everyone’s attention at the U-19 World Cup. In the final, the right-arm quick was India’s best bowler, picking up three for 38, though it wasn’t enough to get the desired result.Limbani cleaned up Sam Konstas through the gate, before pinning Ryan Hicks and Charlie Anderson with nip-backers. Most of his 11 wickets in the tournament came courtesy deliveries that came into the batsmen. However, Limbani’s long-time coach Digvijay Singh Rathwa says he never had a natural in-swinger and had to work to master it last year. “His strength has always been the outswinger. Irfan (Pathan) was really impressed with his pace but he wanted him to work on his inswing as well to be more unpredictable,” Rathwa tells The Indian Express. Rathwa knew at 18, it w...

10Feb

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U-19 World Cup final, key contests and tip-off XI: Aussie pacers vs Indian top batsmen, tweaker Saumy vs Oz southpaws

[ad_1] As India Colts take on Australian Juniors in the final of the World Cup in Benoni, South Africa, there are plenty of mouth watering clashes lined up. Australia’s fast bowling has been their trump card in this U19 World Cup campaign, with the trio Tom Straker, Mahli Beardman, Callum Vidler sharing 31 wickets between them. They will pose a great threat to the Indian top-order, who has struggled against the quality pace attack of South Africa in the semi-final. Indian openers Adarsh Singh and Arshin Kulkarni have not had a fifty-plus opening stand in the tournament so far. India’s top-order looked all at sea against Kwena Maphaka and Tristan Luus and in the final, they will face the music again. Australian pacers Vidler and Straker too are known for extra zip and pace on the ball. Ar...

9Feb

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A left-handed Rabada, an Aussie workhorse, Pakistani prodigies and Raj from Rann of Kutch: The speedsters who set the U19 World Cup on fire

[ad_1] It was with incisive spells and a workhorse’s plod that these speedsters set the junior World Cup on fire. They wound up with a bagful of wickets along the way. Kwena Maphaka (South Africa) M-6, W – 21 At 17, Kwena Maphaka played his second U-19 World Cup and ended the tournament with the most number of scalps. The left-arm quick came close to equalling the record of most wickets at one edition but fell just one short of the mark of 22 wickets which was set by Bangladesh’s Enamul Haque Jr in 2014. The youngster caught the eye in his home U-19 World Cup with his fiery inswinging yorkers and quick bouncers. He has already been called a left-handed Rabada. Given that Maphaka went to the same school, the comparisons with fellow St Stithians alumnus Rabada are expected. Maphaka is not ...

9Feb

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Ahead of U-19 World Cup final against AUS, pacer Naman Tiwary says Jasprit Bumrah is an inspiration

[ad_1] India U-19 pacer Naman Tiwary said Jasprit Bumrah was a source of inspiration for the team which is currently in South Africa, preparing to take on Australia in the World Cup final on Sunday. “(Jasprit) Bumrah is a source of inspiration for us. I watch his bowling videos a lot. I have met him several times at NCA and talked to him a lot about the mentality and skills of a bowler,” the 18-year-old told PTI. The left arm pacer who has taken 10 wickets in the tournament, also shared insights on the performance of the team in the tournament thus far. "(Jasprit) Bumrah is a source of inspiration for us. I watch his bowling videos a lot. I have met him several times at NCA and talked to him a lot about the mentality and skills of a bowler," U19 fast bowler Naman Tiwary tells @PTI_News...

8Feb

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Ali Raza: From bowling with torn shoes in Sheikhpura to almost taking Pakistan to the U-19 World Cup final

[ad_1] Three years ago, Muhammad Masroor, Pakistan U-19 assistant batting coach saw a 12-year-old with torn shoes bowling his heart out in the nets at Rana Naved-ul-Hasan cricket academy in Sheikhpura. The boy was Ali Raza, who on Thursday, almost took Pakistan into the final of the U-19 World Cup.“Raza is a future prospect,” Masroor had told The Indian Express on the eve of the semifinal. “He hails from Nankana Sahib in Sheikhpura. He has played most of his cricket in the village. He hates going to the gym. He just loves bowling in the nets; you have to literally pull him out. That part of Pakistan has always produced good pacers such as Mohammed Asif, Aaqib Javed, and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan. All three were masters of their craft,” said Masroor. It was Masroor, who spotted Raza’s potential...

7Feb

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U-19 World Cup: Inspired by Usman Khawaja, Australia’s Harjas Singh ready to take on Pakistan pace battery

[ad_1] Australia opener Harjas Singh has had a forgettable U-19 World Cup so far, reaching double figures only twice. He has managed only 45 runs in six outings, but is confident to take on Pakistan’s fancied pace battery comprising Ubaid Shah, Mohammad Zeeshan and Ali Mirza in Thursday’s second semi-final, the winners of which will face defending champions India for the title.“It has been a below-par tournament for me. I have not done well but just a few innings back, I had scored against England (Youth Test). I don’t think I need to change anything in my batting technique,” Harjas tells The Indian Express from Benoni. “Pakistan does have a good bowling attack, but I have grown up playing cricket in Australia and we are used to playing on bouncy tracks from a very young age. I am a big ...

2Feb

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From Beed to Bloemfontein: Named after Tendulkar, Sachin Dhas scores a century on his father’s birthday

[ad_1] A couple of years ago, while playing an invitational U-19 tournament in Pune, the organisers were amazed by the six-hitting prowess of Sachin Dhas and checked the bat’s size to ensure that he was not cheating.“He is not a muscular guy and back then he was not this tall as well. So him hitting big sixes caught the attention of the organisers and they checked the width of his bat. After a few minutes, they cleared him but they were in shock,” Sachin Dhas’ coach Sheikh Azhar narrates the story to the Indian Express. Cut to the present, Dhas, who will turn 19 on Saturday, scored a match-winning 116 as India trounced Nepal by 132 runs at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein and secured their semifinal spot in the U-19 World Cup. Before Friday, Dhas had never played more than 20 balls in an in...

21Jan

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Kwena Maphaka: A left-handed Kagiso Rabada, who idolises Dale Steyn and wants to take Virat Kohli’s wicket in Test cricket

[ad_1] Kwena Maphaka bowls quick and his progress has been meteoric. The 17-year-old left-arm seamer has been in the fast lane. Maphaka is already playing his second U-19 World Cup, has represented South Africa A, and possesses an SA20 contract with Paarl Royals.The youngster caught the eye in his home U-19 World Cup with his fiery inswinging yorkers and quick bouncers against the West Indies. Coming off a short, bustling but rhythmic run-up, Maphaka returned figures of 5/38 and has already been tipped as the left-handed Kagiso Rabada. Given Maphaka went to the same school, the comparisons with fellow St Stithians alumnus Rabada are expected. But the prodigy from Johannesburg is humbled with all the attention he has been receiving. “Rabada is a great bowler and it is special to be compar...