South Africa have included an Indian-origin player, Jonathan Vandiar, in their 15-member squad for the Under-19 cricket World Cup in Malaysia from February 17 to March 2.
India are fretting over the fitness of their skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (shoulder) and Smriti Mandhana (finger) ahead of the opening game.
Former champions India have been grouped with West Indies, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea (PNG) for the preliminary stage of the ICC Under-19 World Cup to be held next year in Australia.
Skipper Meg Lanning's second consecutive half-century and Jess Jonassen's splendid all-round show powered Delhi Capitals to an emphatic 42-run win over UP Warriorz.
With DC having lost all five games so far this season, a rejig of the top order against KKR at the Ferozeshah Kotla in a bid to revive their fortunes could be on the cards.
Subodh Kumar's second-half goal earned India a 1-1 draw in the AFC under-19 qualifiers in Teheran, Iran, on Wednesday.
Fiesty Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar knows well what it takes to be selected for the Indian Test team.
Indian Premier League's youngest player Sarfaraz Khan, who hit a blistering 21-ball unbeaten 45 against Rajasthan Royals in his side Royal Challenger Bangalore's, has set his sight on representing the country in the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh next year.
Vijay Zol will lead a 15-member Indian under-19 cricket team in a quadrangular one-day series against Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe starting September 23 in Visakhapatnam.
Poonam Yadav believes the WPL will not just provide a great opportunity to senior players to come back into national reckoning
Andhra batsman Ricky Bhui has been named as replacement for Gujarat's Karan Viradia in India's under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. "Viradia has become ineligible as per the age he has mentioned on his passport which differs with the age provided to us. He is overage," said a source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Earlier in the tournament, the Indian team had some issues with the kind of menu that was decided by the ICC. It didn't suit the players' tastebuds.
Hardik had to leave the field for a brief while after taking a catch.
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Adam Lyth and Mark Nelson posted centuries to help the England Under-19 side to a draw.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan praised India captain Yash Dhull, who scored a century to help his team rout Australia by 96 runs and to enter the final of Under-19 World Cup.
India will play three ODIs between 18 to 22 August against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, which will be part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant smashed his way into the record books with a 24-ball 78 as India colts gave Nepal a rude reality check by handing them a seven-wicket hammering to finish their league engagements unbeaten in the ICC U-19 World Cup in Mirpur on Monday.
Sarfaraz Khan and Washington Sundar hit half-centuries as India scored a 79-run victory over Ireland in their opening ICC Under-19 World Cup Group D match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, in Mirpur, on Thursday.
Ravi Kant Shukla of Uttar Pradesh will lead India Under-19 team against Australia in a five-match ODI series
Skipper Ashok Menaria shone with the ball while debutant Produturi Reddy starred with the bat as defending champions India thumped England by seven wickets, in Christchurch on Monday.
Defending champions India crumbled under pressure in a battle of sub-continental rivals as Pakistan beat them by two wickets in a thrilling rain-hit Super League quarter-final in the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup in Lincoln, New Zealand, on Saturday. Pakistan now take on the West Indies in the first semi-final on Monday. The West Indies beat England by 18 runs in the other quarter-final.
Defending champions India started their quest for a second successive title in style, thrashing qualifiers Afghanistan by eight wickets in their opening Group A match of the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup in Lincoln on Friday.
India salvaged some pride by drubbing Kuwait 3-0 in their last Group C match, their second consecutive win, in the AFC Under-19 Championships qualifiers at Arbil, Iraq.
India relied on spinners Baba Aparajith and Harmeet Singh to pull off a thrilling 9-run victory over New Zealand and cruise into the final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in Townsville on Thursday.
The ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 got underway in Queensland on Saturday with host Australia belying its patchy lead-up form to open with an impressive six-wicket victory over England.
India will take on the West Indies on Sunday in their first game of the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup which will open tomorrow with three-time champion Australia beginning their title defence against England.
India got the better of Sri Lanka by 33 runs in a low-scoring ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 warm-up match at Wynnum-Manly on Tuesday.
The Mumbai Indians have registered two straight wins in the inaugural edition of the WPL, with Saika Ishaque already becoming MI's go-to-player.
The 'Impact Player' rule will be used differently by different outfits but truth be told, DC do not have enough players with X-factor in its ranks.
In the recent intra-squad match simulation in Southampton, he struck an impressive 85 which eventually earned him a place in the 15-man Indian squad for the final and almost guaranteed his position as the opener.
On a day dominated by bowlers, Gowtham (6/67) foxed the opposition batsmen as West Indies A were bowled out for 194 in the first innings, which left them trailing by seven runs.
Mayank Agarwal's 37-ball 60 was in vain as Australia Under-19 registered a 15-run consolation victory over their Indian counterparts in the final one-dayer of the three-match series, in Perth, on Friday. Opting to bat, the Australians accumulated 276 for 7 in 50 overs, thanks to Jason Floros's 59-ball 70 and Joel Garrett's 52 off 47 balls, before skittling out the Indians for 261 in 47.3 overs at the WACA. India won the series 2-1.
Akshdeep Nath of Uttar Pradesh will be his deputy in the 16-member squad. Besides India and Australia, England and New Zealand are the other teams participating in the quadrangular tournament, starting April 5.
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A source said that the transfer is a "tripartite agreement" between Oppo, Byju's and the BCCI and will be signed on Thursday.
The leg-spinner claimed four for 28 as India routed West Indies for a 96-run win in a Super League match of the Under-19 World Cup.
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav became the first Indian bowler to register a hat-trick in the ICC Under-19 World Cup before the defending champions struggled to a five-wicket victory over minnows Scotland while chasing a paltry target of 88.
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