There Will Be A Couple Of Players Who Will Play For India: U-19 Head Coach | Cricket News

India U-19 head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar is assured that no less than a few gamers from the 2024 batch, that ensured a fifth consecutive remaining look for the file five-time champions, will go on to play for the senior group. Although five-time champions India misplaced the ultimate to Australia by 79 runs, gamers like skipper Uday Saharan, Musheer Khan, Saumy Pandey and Sachin Dhas have been spectacular all through the event. “Definitely (the way forward for India may be very vivid). As a bowling facet and as a batting facet, there have been stand out performances by fairly a couple of gamers.

“They have shown maturity in tough situations and that bodes well for Indian cricket,” Kanitkar mentioned on the post-match press convention on Sunday.

Saharan, who performs for Punjab, ended the event as the very best run-getter with 397 runs.

His stature grew because the event progressed. He scored a century in opposition to Nepal earlier than enjoying a match-winning 81 within the semifinal in opposition to South Africa.

Number three batter Mursheer, the youthful brother of prolific Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan, was the group’s most constant performer with the bat and ended with 360 runs.

The two different stand-out gamers have been Dhas, who revelled within the position of a finisher, and left-arm spinner Pandey, who snared 18 wickets.

Maharashtra batter Dhas confirmed temperament, a pre-requisite for the very best degree.

The Indian group has at all times been an age-group powerhouse and the U-19 World Cup has offered stars like Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammed Kaif, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal to call a couple of.

“Everytime time there are a couple of guys who step up either in the IPL or the Indian team. I’m sure there will be a couple, but there is great competition back home,” Kanitkar added.

Squad members Arshin Kulkarni and Avanish Rao went into the U-19 World Cup having already secured IPL contracts.

Kanitkar feels enjoying within the U-19 World Cup offers the gamers with an perception into how enjoying on the senior degree is.

“For the players great journey, everything is highlighted, these performances matter, they are under the scanner. They get used to these situations. The know what expect and are prepared when they play higher cricket,” mentioned the 49-year-old head coach.