Georgetown: Four-time Indian champion record will aim to maintain their jealous record and explore a number of talents along the way when they start their U-19 World Cup campaign against South Africa here on Saturday.
Hope will be high of people like Harroor Singh, Rajvardhan Hangkeskar, Skipper Yash Dhull and Ravi Kumar, who have shown a glimpse of their potential in the tournament that leads to the World Cup.
India flew to the Caribbean directly after their Asian trophy victory and set up for the ICC event with a victory over West Indies and Australia hosts in the heating game.
India has become the most successful team in the history of the tournament and entering the final three editions is a testimony for their extraordinary consistency.
There was no player from the 2020 batch, which was runner-up for the first champion Bangladesh, had played for India and only the time to tell if someone from class 2022 reached the highest level.
The batch currently does not have a miracle such as Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill (fainting 2018) but some players have attracted attention.
Left hand appetizer Birth of Jalandhar, Harroor is expected to print in the tournament, such as what Jashasvi Jaiswal did in the previous edition.
The 18-year-old child was a leading runner in India in the Asian Cup with 251 running in five matches and crashed 100 unbeaten people against Australia in the final heating match of the team on January 11.
Hangeskar, who has played Senior Cricket for Maharashtra, is another player to note.
He was impressed by his raw step in the Asian Cup, taking eight goals, and also practical dough in the order.
Pacer’s left arm Ravi Kumar will also be expected to provide a breakthrough on time and he will be high confident after four goal against Australia.
Skipper Dhull, which is a high-ranked dough in the Delhi cricket circle, does not do anything seen in the Asian Cup but the fifties behind the heating game shows him in a good touch.
The All-Rounder Raj Brings, which is a bowl with the speed and bat right arm and left-handed bats, will also play an important role for the team.
Head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar talked about rich Indian heritage in the competition ahead of the South African match.
“There is a big legacy since India has done it very well in this tournament.
It does not help that we have won four times.
There is a new team, so you have to start again,” Kanitkar said added that the players also used to the life of two bubbles in Covid times.
India is placed in Group B with South Africa, Ireland and Uganda.
The top two teams are eligible for KO.
The game against South Africa is likely to be the most difficult for India.
The 2014 edition winner of the chances of South Africa’s success on the homeland ended at the quarter-final stage two years ago.
The All-Rounder Dewald Brevis has produced maximum attention in the Junior Proteas camp.
He played in the CSA Province knockout competition in October and the batting style drawing comparisons with AB De Villiers, while the legs-spin caused many West Indies a lot of problems in the heating series recently against the host.
Asuge Tsaka’s left arm spinner and Captain George van Heerden will also hope to make a name for themselves in the coming weeks because South Africa looks for the second degree.
Forces: India: Yash Dhull (C), Harroor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SK Rasheed (VC), Nishant Sindhu, Siddarth Yadav, Aneeshwar Gautam, Dinesh Bana, Aaradhya Yadav, Raj Angad Bawa, Manav Parakh, Kaushal Tambe, Rajvardhan Hangkeskar, Rajvardhan, Vasu Vats, Vicky Ostwal, Ravi Kumar, Garv Sangwan.
South Africa: George Van Heerden (C), Liam Alder, Matthew Bever, Dewalde Brevis, Michael Copeland, Ethan Cunningham, Valentine Kitime, Kwena Maphaka, Gerhard Maree, Aphiwe Mnyanda, Andile Simelane, Jose Solomon, Asakhe, Asakhe, Asakhe Tshaka.
The match starts at 7.30 IST.