Chand’s century best U-19 innings I have ever seen: Akram – Cricket News Update
Praising India Under-19s’ skipper Unmukt Chand for his composed match-winning innings, which saw the team to a 6-wicket victory over the Australia Under-19s during the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 claimed the young captain seemed ready to play for team India.
"As a whole package, he is excellent,” Akram said. “This guy is very special, and I hope the Indian selectors are looking at him because http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Michael-Chappell-c63914 (former Australian captain) has been saying, we have been saying that Chand is ready for India."
“It's been our privilege to see the innings played today by Chand,” he added. “It's the best innings in U-19 cricket that I have ever seen.”
Following a shaky start to the tournament, which saw the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 U-19s by 4 wickets on August 12, Chand’s team went on to win all of their remaining matches in the tournament.
A 9-run win over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 U-19s had the home advantage, the India U-19s came out on top and went on to lift the trophy for the 3rd time since the inception of the tournament.
The team owed the win largely to Chand’s 111-run knock (including 7 fours and 6 sixes), which enabled them to easily chase the target of 226. He was assisted in his efforts by wicketkeeper batsman Smit http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657, who contributed an individual score of 62, in addition to setting up an unbeaten 130-run stand with the skipper.
“... Chand, all the way, was very calm and composed. There was as such no pressure on him and this guy (Smit) helped that cause as well,” Akram observed.
The victory sees Chand joining the ranks of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737, both of whom have led the India U-19s to their previous two U-19 World Cup victories. If Kohli’s meteoric rise is anything to judge by, Chand could be well on his way to securing a spot in the national team.
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