U19 World Cup 2018: All that you need to know

The much-awaited U19 World Cup 2018 is set to begin in the Island country, New Zealand starting January 13. The youngsters will battle it out for their respective nations in what is considered to be one of the most important tournaments to build a cricketer’s career. The players can give it all and catch the eyes of the selectors.

Though the cricket played at the U19 level cannot be compared to that at the international level, the tournament is a stepping stone to reach the pinnacle. The finals of the tournament will be played on February 3, 2018. 16 teams, including New Zealand, India, Australia, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka among others would be taking part in the tournament. The 2018 World Cup would be played across over 8 venues in New Zealand. While Cobham oval will host the inaugural match, Bay oval will host the finals.

This will be the 12th edition of the U19 World Cup and New Zealand will become the first nation to host the tournament three times. Australia and India are the most successful teams having won three titles each. West Indies are the defending champions who beat India in the final of the 2016 edition of the tournament held in Bangladesh. It is played in a round-robin format followed by a knock out stage.

The Indian U19 players have been coached by the legend Rahul Dravid who believes the conditions in New Zealand are going to be India’s biggest challenge. India begin their campaign against Australia on January 14.

Teams:

India: Prithvi Shaw (C), Shubman Gill, Manjot Kalra, Himanshu Rana, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Harvik Desai, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ishan Porel, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Shiva Singh, Aryan Juyal, Arshdeep Singh, Pankaj Yadav

Pakistan: Muhammad Mohsin Khan, Muhammad Zaid Alam, Rohail Nazir, Mohammad Taha, Ali Zaryab, Saad Khan, Hasan Khan (C), Muhammad Musa, Shaheen Afridi, Munir Riaz, Suleman Shafqat, Ammad Alam, Arshad Iqbal, Imran Shah, Mohammad Ali Khan

South Africa: Raynard van Tonder (C), Matthew Breetzke, Jean du Plessis, Jason Niemand, Gerald Coetzee, Jade de Klerk, Fraser Jones, Wandile Makwetu, Thando Ntini, Jiveshan Pillay, Hermann Rolfes, Kenan Smith, Akhona Mnyaka, Andile Mokgakane, Kgaudise Molefe

New Zealand: Kaylum Boshier (C), Finn Allen, Max Chu, Katene Clarke, Felix Murray, Sandeep Patel, Dale Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Todd Watson, Connor Sullivan, Callum McLachlan, Ben Lockrose, Luke Georgeson, Matthew Fisher, Jakob Bhula

Australia: Jason Sangha (C), Will Sutherland, Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Jack Edwards, Zak Evans, Jarrod Freeman, Ryan Hadley, Baxter J Holt, Nathan McSweeney, Jonathan Merlo, Lloyd Pope, Jason Ralston, Param Uppal, Austin Waugh

Sri Lanka: Kamindu Mendis (C), Jehan Daniel, Hasitha Boyagoda, Rashmika Dilshan, Krishan Arachchige, Kalana Perera, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Praveen Jayawickrama, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Nipun Malinga, Nipun Dananjaya, Nishan Madushka, Hareen Buddhila, Santhush Gunathilaka

England: Harry Brook (C), Ethan Bamber, Liam Banks, Tom Banton, Jack Davies, Adam Finch, Luke Hollman, Will Jacks, Tom Lammonby, Dillon Pennington, Savin Perera, Prem Sisodiya, Tom Scriven, Finlay Trenouth, Roman Walker

Windies: Emmanuel Stewart (C), Kirstan Kallicharan, Ronaldo Alimohamed, Alick Athanaze, Cephas Cooper, Jarion Hoyte, Joshua Persaud, Jeavor Royal, Keagan Simmons, Bhaskar Yadram, Nyeem Young, Kimani Melius, Ashmead Nedd, Kian Pemberton, Raymond Perez

Zimbabwe: Liam Nicholas Roche (C), Gregory Dollar, Tanunurwa Makoni, Jayden Schadendorf, Milton Shumba, Alistair Frost, Dion Myers, Jonathan Connolly, Wesley Madhavere, Kieran Robinson, Robert Chimhinya, Tinashe Nenhunzi, Taun Harrison

Afghanistan: Naveen-ul-Haq (C), Rahmanullah, Mohammad Ibrahim, Darwish Rasooli, Nisar Wahdat, Tariq Stanikzai, Azmatullah, Qais Ahmad, Mujeeb Zadran, Zahir Khan, Yousuf Zazai, Wafadar, Ikram Faizi , Baheer Shah, Waqar Ishaqzai

Bangladesh: Pinak Ghosh, Mohammad Naim, Saif Hassan, Afif Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Aminul Islam, Mohammad Rakib, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Shakil Hossain, Robiul Hoque, Nayeem Hasan, Qazi Onik, Roni Hossen, Hasan Mahmud, Tipu Sultan

Ireland: Harry Tom Tector (C), Ian Anders, Aaron Cawley, Varun Chopra, Mark Donegan, Jonathan Garth, Jamie Grassi, Reece Kelly, Graham Kennedy, Joshua Little, Sam Murphy, Max Neville, Neil Rock, Morgan Topping, Andrew Vincent

Namibia: Lohandre Louwrens (C), Henry Freddy Brink, Petrus Burger, Jan Izak de Villiers, Shaun Fouche, Jurgen Linde, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Martinus Lottering, Erich van Mollendorf, Dewald Nell, Mauritius Ngupita, Henry Olivier, Ben Shikongo, Floris Steenkamp, Ramon Wilmot, Eben van Wyk, Donovan Dominic Zealand

Canada: Arslan Khan (C), Akash Gill, Ashtan Deosammy, Arshdeep Dhaliwal, Faisal Jamkhandi, Rishiv Ragav Joshi, Emanuel David Khokhar, Kavian Naress, Aran Pathmanathan, Pieter Christiaan Pretorius, Krishen Denarkshn Samuel, Randhir Sandhu, Pranav Sharma, Rommel Shahzad, Kevin Singh

Kenya: Maxwel Ager, Abhishekh Chidambaran, Jay Doshi, Jayant Mepani, Jasraj Kundi, Sukhdeep Singh, Ankit Hirani, Sachin Bhudia(c), Thomas Ochieng, Aveet Desai, Dennis Musyoka, Aman Gandhi, Gerald Muthui, Sidhart Vasudev, Rene Were

Papua New Guinea: Squad yet to be announced

Fixtures:

January 13:

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

Zimbabwe vs PNG

Bangladesh vs Namibia

New Zealand vs Windies

January 14:

Sri Lanka vs Ireland

South Africa vs Kenya

India vs Australia

January 15:

Bangladesh vs Canada

England vs Namibia

January 16:

Pakistan vs Ireland

India vs PNG

January 17:

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

Zimbabwe vs Australia

New Zealand vs Kenya

Windies vs South Africa

January 18:

Namibia vs Kenya

Bangladesh vs England

January 19:

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan

Australia vs PNG

India vs Zimbabwe

January 20:

Afghanistan vs Ireland

Windies vs Kenya

England vs Canada

New Zealand vs South Africa

January 22:

Plate Quarter-final 1

Plate Quarter-final 2

January 23:

Super League Quarter-final 1

Plate Quarter-final 3

Plate Quarter-final 4

January 24:

Super League Quarter-final 2

January 25:

Super League Quarter-final 3

Plate playoff Semi-final 1

Plate playoff Semi-final 2

Plate Semi-final 1

January 26:

Super League Quarter-final 4

Plate semi-final 2

January 27:

Super League playoff Semi-final 1

15th place playoff

13th place playoff

5th place playoff

January 28:

11th place playoff

5th place playoff

Plate Final

January 29:

Semi-final 1

January 30:

7th place playoff

Semi-final 2

January 31:

5th place playoff

February 1:

3rd place playoff

February 3:

The Final

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