Hosts UAE, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal and Singapore will contest from February 24 to March 2 for a spot at the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup in 2024 scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka.
In a freewheeling conversation at 'Hockey Te Charcha', a podcast series launched by Hockey India in 2021, the former India captain reiterated the importance of the Hockey India National Championships in grooming young athletes and also discussed the roadmap ahead in order to build and nouris
The Kent player, still uncapped at the international level, led England to the final of the U19 Women's T20 World Cup last month. The 19-year-old played a starring role with bat and ball. She was adjudged Player of the Tournament for her performances.
On January 29, Team India defeated England in a one-sided summit clash, first bowling them out for 68 and then chasing down the target in 14 overs. India became the first-ever ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup winner on Sunday
The young cricketer was also welcomed by West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and the Cricket Association of Bengal Snehasish Ganguly at the Kolkata airport who congratulated her and the team and said that the country is proud of them.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and Sachin Tendulkar felicitated the World Cup champion India U19 women's team in Ahmedabad on Wednesday
The 16-team event returns to Sri Lanka for the first time since 2006. 41 matches will take place from January 2024, taking in two round-robin stages - an initial four groups of four teams, and a subsequent Super 6 stage from which the semi-finalists will be determined.
The 16-year-old leg-spinner scalped 11 wickets in the U19 World Cup tournament, including bagging 2 wickets conceding just 13 runs off her 4 overs spell in the final, which India won by 7 wickets.
Shweta finished as the leading batter in the tournament, scoring 297 runs in seven matches at an average of 99.00, with three half-centuries and the best score of 92. Earlier, India's victorious women's U19 team arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi on Thursday