When Makhaya Ntini relates the Indian U-19 team to almost \u2018watching the Indian senior team as they looked very slick\u2019, it conveys a thing or two about the Priyam Garg-led side, which starts its U-19 World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on Sunday. The defending champions go into the contest as one of the favourites, riding on a talented group that has largely tasted the rigours of senior level cricket . Four of them Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kartik Tyagi and Akash Singh will turn up for franchises at the 2020 IPL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With such wealth of experience, India will be expected to carry forward their dominance at the U-19 level. Already they are the most successful team with four titles (2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018) and a fifth title will only add to the glory. The Indian U-19 team has not lost a bilateral series since the 2017 U19 World Cup, defeating South Africa, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan away from home. The current side, coached by Paras Mhambrey, has been on a winning streak since 2019, clinching the U-19 Asia Cup in September and a Tri-Nations meet with England and Bangladesh in England. They also won a quadrangular in South Africa ahead of the World Cup, which also had the hosts, New Zealand and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Captain Garg, who has represented Uttar Pradesh at the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, will have two talented spin options in left-armers Atharva Ankolekar and Shubhang Hegde and pacer Sushant Mishra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along with India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and surprise entrants Japan complete Group A. In total there are four groups, with two teams from each group advancing to the quarter-final stage. The final will be played in Potchefstroom on February 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After recent series of defeats to Bangladesh and Australia, New Zealand will be aiming to bounce back. The 2016 semi-finalists Sri Lanka and Japan would be hoping to punch above their weight in the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, Australia like India have a number of players, who have already played the senior level with one prominent name being Ian Harvey\u2019s nephew McKenzhie Harvey, who has played two List A and 13 T20 games. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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