2012 U-19 Cricket World Cup: Australia’s William Bosisto expects tough competition from England and subcontinent teams – Cricket News Update
Australia’s Under-19 cricket captain William Bosisto on Friday said that his side was not expecting a cakewalk in the latest edition of the World Cup, to be played at their own backyard from Saturday, August 11, 2012.
The Kangaroos have won the biennial tournament for a record three times, and will be defending the title, which they had won in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, in 2010, in the just to begin youth extravaganza.
The hosts will start their title defence by taking on traditional rivals, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834 in the curtain raiser, tomorrow. Bosisto said that the hosts have got very good chances to win the coveted trophy, however
he refused to rate his side as firm favourites.
"I wouldn't necessarily say that Australia is a firm favourite in any way," said Bosisto while speaking to media persons on the eve of their tournament opener against England, on Saturday. "I think we see ourselves as having a very good chance to win the
title, and hopefully we can do everything in our power to do that.”
“But I know there’ll be many strong sides from the subcontinent, and obviously England, so we know there is a lot of tough competition out there," added the 18-year-old right-handed batsman.
Meanwhile, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kraigg-Brathwaite-c71708 has picked the might Aussies as his favourites to win the title, however, he opined that his side was equally capable of lifting the coveted trophy.
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 will be favourite because they won the last World Cup and now they are on their home turf,” said Brathwaite on Friday. “I believe we can win the event [too]. We just need to believe in ourselves.”
The ninth edition of the U-19 Cricket World Cup will see sixteen teams competing for the title. Australia, the only side to have won the youth extravaganza three time (1988, 2002 and 2010), have been placed in Group A, along with England, Ireland and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nepal-c2965.
The latest edition also gives them a chance to level Pakistan’s record of winning back-to-back World Champ titles.
The opening day of the 2012 U-19 World Cup will also see two-time former champions http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Papua-New-Guinea-c41002.
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