It is often said that one needs to be young at heart to lead a blissful professional and personal life. However, in sports one needs to be ‘literally’ young to build a successful career and in turn have a satisfied life. The pressure of being physically and mentally fit, being able to handle the wins and losses are the pre requisite for being a celebrated sports person.
The sudden rise and the equally sudden fall of Mohammad Amir had everyone talking about. The spot-fixing allegations on Amir prove the fact that money and power are the two things which makes the world go round. Many youngsters look up to their stars. The senior players are their role model- having made it to through from their early teenage years. Many teenagers of their age are aimlessly wasting their lives in front of play stations or partying their lives away.
While on the contrary we have a clear dichotomy in many young cricketers who are representing their countries at a tender age but in recent times, India- the cricket crazy country- has been producing some brilliant young players. It rarely happens that most of the players in the Indian batting line up are in their early twenties. The World Cup is just around the corner and like other international cricket boards, Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 (BCCI) is also bracing themselves for the biggest event in cricket. The older lot of Indian cricketers is being rested for the Cup but the youngsters are given a chance of a lifetime and they surely are making the most out of these opportunities.
The recent win over Australia in the 2nd One Day International saw young players play international with the likes of Indian greats, Yuvraj Singh and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028. Critics and supporters alike are applauding the manner in which the young batsmen chased the big score after a shaky start. The media is going crazy about Virat Kohli, whose winning century and the ‘controversial’ use of a runner made the win possible. Suresh Raina and Kohli took the cautious route to chase the target. Their calm approach to the chase have been making headlines. They already are being termed as future captains of India which is a big achievement in its own right.
Suresh Raina is the most exciting player to have come out of the Indian cricket. The 23 year old left hands batsman truly represents the new age Indian cricketer. In the last five years, he has grown tremendously having benefited from his stint in Indian Premier League (IPL) and Twenty20 format of cricket. In July, he proved himself in his debut Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 with his century. He is eager to learn and takes action rather than wait. He appears to be very confident on the field and does not let success get into his head. His ambition to grow as a cricketer coupled with his down to earth approach will definitely take him to new heights.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 youngster has shown immense confidence in the 2nd ODI and has definitely taken the attention of the BCCI selectors.
Cheteshwar Pujara, the 22 year old got an opportunity to show what he has got in the International cricket during the Bangalore Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. He made the most of it when he scored an inspiring 72 to win the test. He keeps his game simple and appears confident with his simplicity. He’s been playing cricket for the longest time and now he is more than ready to make his ODI debut.
Other young players include Rohit Sharma, Saurabh Tiwary, Murali Vijay- who under the guidance of their seniors will be tamed into the future of Indian cricket.
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