That Liam Livingstone is the only non-opening batter in the side to have a fifty to his name lays bare the big problem that the side have been facing

Liam Livingstone

Mayank Agarwal

Indian Premier League, 2022

Punjab Kings

Delhi Capitals

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KL Rahul

Shreyas Iyer

MS Dhoni

Rohit Sharma

Faf du Plessis

Rishabh Pant

Sanju Samson

Kane Williamson

Gujarat Titans

Lucknow Super Giants

Rajasthan Royals

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Kolkata Knight Riders

Chennai Super Kings

Mumbai Indians

Sunrisers Hyderabad

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The tearaway quick hasn’t played for South Africa since the last T20 World Cup because of an injury

Anrich Nortje

Tristan Stubbs

South Africa tour of India, 2022

South Africa

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Wriddhiman Saha

Bengal

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The former Sri Lanka skipper once again showed his class against Bangladesh, missing out on his second double ton by a whisker 

Angelo Mathews

Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 2022

Sri Lanka

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Devdutt Padikkal

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It was the fag end of the game. And the way Dewald Brevis, aka &ldquo;Baby AB&rdquo; was taking on the Indian bowlers, it seemed a genuine proposition that the Indian Colts would start the campaign with a loss.&nbsp;Only it didn&rsquo;t happen.In came, Raj Bawa. A right-arm pacer from Chandigarh, with his own natural instinct of a fast bowler, dwelled upon the stage to bowl an innocuous full ball. Brevis defended towards mid-off. No run taken. Bawa had a pause. Had a mini inspection of the pitch and like any excited young kid, raring to pick up a wicket, went back to his bowling mark.It was that moment in the game when a single error from the Indian bowlers would have shut the door but Bawa changed the angle and forced the charismatic Saffer to push uppishly towards mid-off. Yash Dhull ran in, took a low diving catch and India had their man. South Africa suddenly lost their center of the run-chase.From a distance, it is difficult to understand if Bawa really had planned to force Brevis to play the forward angle but he had surely observed a pattern there. His animated discussion with skipper Yash Dhull before that over gave in the idea that they still fancied their chances. As Vicky Ostwal reaped the fruits and initiated a collapse in his next spell, the South African kids had nowhere to hide, suffering a 45-run loss.More than anything, that moment in the game was the clear demonstration of the gulf between India and the other nations when it comes to Under-19 events. And how well prepared the Colts seem to be before playing the biggest tournament of the career. That despite not having the age-group cricket for a year.Nothing perhaps was a bigger example of the same than watching Yash Dhull going about the business. The middle-order batter from Delhi had led Delhi&rsquo;s U-16, U-19, and India &lsquo;A&rsquo; U-19 sides, and as a batter, is often compared to Kohli and KL Rahul at the junior level. However, with Aphiwe Mnyanda dismissing openers Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Harnoor Singh with only 11 runs on board, India found themselves in a rather unwanted situation, needing their skipper to stand up.<div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 345px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="Twitter Tweet" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1482458083549147136&lang=en&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fconsole.incdcdev.com%2Farticles%2Fnew%2Fa-reminder-that-needed-no-reinforcement-1642325447029&sessionId=7b38d0cadf4b46029f5844f73b84ed99fa95e190&theme=light&widgetsVersion=86e9194f%3A1641882287124&width=550px" data-tweet-id="1482458083549147136"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>And stand up he did alongside vice-captain Shaik Rasheed, who was a treat to watch. The duo made sure a fundamental parity was ensured with some gorgeous drives and cuts while also eliminating risks for a brief period of time. It was where another characteristic of the Indian skipper came into play.When the Saffers operated spinners Mickey Copeland and Liam Alder from both ends, it was a means to use the slow tracks of Providence into effect and cut the off-side zone to a minimum. Even skipper George Van Heerden had an off-side dominated field for Dhull, but the Indian managed to keep most of the shots grounded and find gaps with the precision of a surgeon. It is right out of the Virat Kohli school of ODI batting, indicating the arrival of a gifted player, who if nurtured properly, will be a huge asset for the senior side in the future.&nbsp;While Bawa and Ostwal were surely the showstoppers, the cricket fans are sure to watch a lot of Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Nishant Sindhu in the future. Hangargekar has already made his List A and T20 debut for Maharashtra and started his career as an offspinner for the Osmanabad district U-14 team but had to switch to fast bowling as his side didn&#39;t have a proper pacer. From such beginnings to emerge as a genuine pacer that had pinned the Proteas on the mat on Saturday would have taken something and Hangargekar emerged as a serious prospect who might fetch a lot of money in the next month&rsquo;s IPL mega auction. His genuine pace was enthralling to see.&nbsp;Overall, Saturday&#39;s encounter was a reinforcement of the fact that India have established a long thread of producing able cricketers to keep the flame of cricket brighter than ever. Needless to emphasize that the IPL has cut the bridge to a minimum as far as the next-level graduation is concerned, but now the responsibility solely rests on the shoulder of Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Sairaj Bahutule to keep their focus on the job at hand.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Saturday's win was a reinforcement of the fact that India have established a long thread of producing able cricketers to keep the flame brighter than ever

Yash Dhull

Raj Angad Bawa

Nishant Sindhu

Harnoor Singh

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2022

India Under-19

South Africa Under-19

A reminder that needed no reinforcement

Four-time champions India dished out a clinical show to start their U-19 World Cup campaign on a winning note, thrashing South Africa by 45 runs in Georgetown.Put in to bat at the Providence Stadium on Saturday (January 15), India rode on skipper Yash Dhull&#39;s responsible 82 to post a fighting 232 all out and then bundled out the opposition for 187, with left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal (5/28) and pacer Raj Bawa (4/47) doing bulk of the damage.Chasing 233, South Africa colts lost opener Ethan John Cunningham (0) in the first over as he was trapped in front by pacer Rajvardhan Hangargekar (1/38). But Valintine Kitime (25) and Dewald Brevis (65), who idolizes AB de Villiers, then rallied the innings with a 58-run stand.The duo played patiently and hit the loose balls away as South Africa cantered to 38 for 1 after 10 overs. Kitime then took on left-arm medium-pacer Ravi Kumar (0/30) in the 10th over, hitting him for a boundary and a six as South Africa amassed 10 runs off it.Brevis and Kitime then hammered Bawa, amassing 17 runs of the 11th over. But Ostwal broke the stand after removing Kitime, who edged to stumper Dinesh Bana in the 12th over. It soon became 83 for 3 as Ostwal struck again, this time dismissing GJ Maree (8), who was caught by Bana in the 21st over.Thereafter, India did not allow any other South African batter to settle down. Bawa sent back a well-set Brevis, who was caught by rival skipper Dhull in the 36th over and that triggered a collapse for the rainbow nation.Skipper George Van Heerden (36) tried to take the game deep but he was devoid of partners as Bawa and Ostwal wreaked havoc on the middle and lower order. The South African innings eventually folded in 45.4 overs.Earlier, Dhull helped India recover from a poor start and his knock laid the cornerstone of India&#39;s fighting total. The start of play was delayed by around 40 minutes due to rain and amid the prevailing conditions, South Africa decided to put India in to bat.Left-arm pacer Aphiwe Mnyanda rocked the Indian top-order by trapping in-form opener Harnoor Singh (1) and his partner Angriksh Raghuvanshi (5) in front of the stumps. Left-handed Harnoor, who was India&#39;s leading run-getter in the Asia Cup and scored a century in the warm-up game against Australia here, fell to a ball that nipped back in. Raghuvanshi played around Mnyanda&#39;s inswinger and was plumb in front, leaving India for 11 for two.With India in trouble, skipper Dhull and Shaik Rasheed (31) got together to resurrect the innings. They shared a 71-run stand before Rasheed missed a sweep shot off left-arm spinner Liam Alder to be adjudged LBW.Rasheed, who was dropped on 17 at second slip off Andile Simelane, played some impressive strokes in his 54-ball knock, including an aerial pull and an on-drive off pacer Matthew Boast to break the shackles.Delhi batter Dhull then shared a 44-run stand with Nishant Sindhu (25) to take the innings forward. The skipper ended up with 11 fours and it took a brilliant direct hit from Simelane to dismiss him. Kaushal Tamble added 35 valuable runs towards the end of the innings to take the team past 200.Boast was quick to clean up the lower-order, removing Tambe and Rajvardhan Hangargekar in successive deliveries as India were all out in 46.5 overs.The Dhull-led side, who have also won the Asia Cup, will now take on Ireland on Wednesday (January 19).Brief Scores:India U19: 232 in 46.5 overs (Yash Dhull 82, Kaushal Tambe 35; Matthew Boast 3/40) beat South Africa U19 187 in 45.4 overs (Dewald Brevis 65, George Van Heerden 36; Vicky Ostwal 5/28) by 45 runs.Player of the match: Vicky OstwalPowered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

The Indian colts brushed past South Africa in their opening match of the tournament

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Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull get India off to a winning start in U-19 World Cup

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Playing a &#39;World Cup&#39; on these tricky Caribbean pitches can be a testing assignment. India&#39;s senior men&#39;s team found out in 2007 and 2010. Comparatively, the women did well in the 2018 ICC World T20 and managed to reach the semi-final. Now the Under-19 boys are all set to take up this challenge as they face the South African colts at the Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana in their inaugural match of this edition of ICC Men&#39;s Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2022.The Indian contingent has been stationed in Georgetown for more than a week now. After a successful campaign in the Asia Cup, they flew here from Dubai via Amsterdam and Port of Spain. The boys have got time to acclimatise and they are going into this competition with two comprehensive triumphs against West Indies and Australia in the warm-up games.The confidence in the Indian camp was evident during their pre-match training session at the historic Georgetown Cricket Club ground on Friday (January 14). They had a full-fledged two-and-a-half-hour session in the first half of the day in which Yash Dhull and his boys sweated it out in hot and humid conditions.&nbsp;The practice pitches had a little bit of uneven bounce hence the fast bowlers &mdash; Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Ravi Kumar &mdash; had a brief outing. They bowled for the initial 20-odd minutes and then the rest of the bowling responsibilities were looked after by the spinners.&nbsp;And this team has a variety of slow bowling options. The bowling coach, ex-India leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule had an extensive session with these young bowlers whereas Hrishikesh Kanitkar, the head coach had one-to-one chats with his main batters like Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harnoor Singh, Shaik Rasheed and with skipper Dhull. &nbsp;&nbsp;This particular side banks heavily on its depth in the batting line-up and there was a glimpse of it when all-rounders like Nishant Sindhu and Raj Bawa showcased some of their power-hitting skills towards the end of the session.&nbsp;India played their two practice games at the Providence Stadium in which the pitch was &quot;batting friendly,&quot; as mentioned by Dhull in his pre-match presser. However, in the tournament opener between West Indies and Australia, the wicket seemed two-paced, especially in the first session. The Aussie spinners &mdash; Nivethan Radhakrishnan and skipper Cooper Connolly who is just a part-timer &mdash; got six wickets in between them to bowl the hosts out for a below-par 169.&nbsp;Hence, considering the conditions the Indian think-tank is likely to retain their three-pacer and three-spinner combination, which we saw in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. Also, with South Africa being a non-subcontinental side, their batters are likely to have a lesser exposure against quality spin.&nbsp;Off-break bowler Kaushal Tambe along with left-arm orthodox Vicky Ostwal are the front-line spinners in the side. Along with them Sindhu, who scored 78 in one of the practice games, will come into the scheme of things with his left-arm spin.Meanwhile, despite Dinesh Bana featuring in both the practice matches, Aaradhya Yadav is going to be the first-choice wicketkeeper-batter for India. At least it seemed from his preparations.&nbsp;Overall, prior to their first game, India looks like a settled unit and if these youngsters continue to play according to their potential and most importantly do not suffer from bio-bubble fatigue (yes, they are in a bubble for a long period now), this batch has all the potential to carry forward their country&#39;s glorious legacy in the ICC Men&#39;s Under-19 Cricket World Cups.&nbsp;Possible India XI vs South Africa:&nbsp;Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harnoor Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Yash Dhull (c), Aaradhya Yadav (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Raj Bawa, Kaushal Tambe, Vicky Ostwal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravi KumarPowered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

India will kick start their Under-19 World Cup campaign against South Africa at the Providence Stadium, Guyana

Indian colts look to bank on its quality and depth

Record four-time champions India will be aiming to maintain their envious record and unearth a plethora of talent along the way when they begin their U-19 World Cup campaign against South Africa here on Saturday (January 15).Expectations will be high from the likes of Harnoor Singh, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, skipper Yash Dhull and Ravi Kumar, who have already shown glimpses of their potential in tournaments leading into the World Cup.India flew into the Caribbean straight after their Asia Cup triumph and tuned up for the ICC event with wins over hosts West Indies and Australia in the warm-up games.India have been the most successful team in the tournament&#39;s history and getting into the final of the last three editions is a testimony to their remarkable consistency. No player from the 2020 batch, which finished runners-up to first-time champions Bangladesh, has gone on to play for India and only time will tell if someone from the class of 2022 reaches the highest level.The current batch doesn&#39;t possess prodigies like Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill (2018 pass-outs) but some of the players have already attracted attention. Jalandhar-born left-hand opener Harnoor is expected to score a bagful of runs in the tournament, much like what Yashasvi Jaiswal did in the previous edition.The 18-year-old was India&#39;s leading run-getter in the Asia Cup with 251 runs in five games and struck an unbeaten 100 against Australia in the team&#39;s final warm-up game on January 11. Right-arm pacer Hangargekar, who has played senior cricket for Maharashtra, is another player to watch out for.He impressed with his raw pace in the Asia Cup, picking up eight wickets, and is also a handy batter down the order. Left-arm pacer Ravi Kumar will also be expected to provide timely breakthroughs and he will be high on confidence following a four-wicket haul against the Australians.Skipper Dhull, who is a highly rated batter in Delhi cricket circles, did not do anything noticeable in the Asia Cup but his back-to-back fifties in the warm-up games show he is in good touch.All-rounder Raj Bawa, who bowls right-arm medium pace and bats left-handed, will also play a crucial role for the team. Head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar spoke about India&#39;s rich legacy in the competition ahead of the South Africa game.&quot;There is a huge legacy since India has done so well in this tournament. It doesn&#39;t help that we have won four times. There is a new team, so you have to start afresh,&quot; said Kanitkar adding that the players are also getting used to bi-bubble life in COVID times.India are placed in Group B alongside South Africa, Ireland and Uganda. Top two teams qualify for the knockouts. The game against South Africa is likely to be the toughest one for India.The 2014 edition winners South Africa&#39;s chances of success on home soil were ended at the quarter-final stage two years ago. All-rounder Dewald Brevis has generated maximum attention in the junior Proteas camp.He played in the CSA Provincial T20 Knockout competition in October and his batting style drew comparisons with AB de Villiers, while his leg-spin caused West Indies plenty of problems in a recent warm-up series against the hosts.Left-arm spinner Asakhe Tsaka and captain George van Heerden will also hope to make a name for themselves in the coming weeks as South Africa look for a second title.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

India have been the most successful team in the tournament's history and getting into the final of the last three editions is a testimony to their remarkable consistency

IN-U19 VS SA-U19,Match 4

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