Tournament hosts United States announced their final squad for the upcoming ICC T20 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 with star batter Unmukt Chand missing the 15-member squad. Former New Zealand cricketer Corey Anderson is included while Monak Patel leads the team.
Unmukt Chand won the Player of the Match (POTM) in the final of the U19 World Cup 2012. He scored a match-winning century 111* off 130 balls to help India get over the line against Australia.
The much-awaited Major League Cricket T20 tournament is set to begin in the USA. Interestingly, three players from India will also be taking part in the competition.
Under Unmukt Chand's captaincy, Team India won the U-19 World Cup in 2012
Chand, 28, had called time on his playing career in India earlier this year and is currently representing the USA team.
To fulfil his dream of playing senior international cricket and also play T20 leagues around the world, the 28-year-old quit BCCI cricket and has since switched to the United States of America.
Unmukt will make his debut for the Strikers against the Socal Lashings at the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Complex in a Toyota Minor League Cricket Championship on Saturday.
Unmukt Chand announced on Friday that he won't play in India anymore and will seek opportunities "around the world."
India's U-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand opened up on not being able to attain success with the senior team.
Rain, however, played spoilsport in the other two plate group matches here -- between Puducherry versus Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh versus Sikkim.
It was Himmat's unbeaten 75-ball-102, laced with nine fours and four sixes, that made the difference as Delhi scored 314 for 5 after being put into bat. Unmukt Chand (62) and Nitish Rana (52) also helped themselves to half-centuries.
Chasing 283 to win, Bengal were all out for 193 in 41 overs with Abhimanyu Easwaran making 67 off 89 balls in the Group B match between Delhi and Bengal on Sunday.
The former U-19 World Cup winning captain, Chand was injured in the nets, just before the start of the match against UP.
In 2012, Unmukt became the toast of the nation after leading India Colts to World Cup triumph with a hundred in the final.
Chand, playing his second match of the tournament, produced the timely knock after in-form Rishabh Pant (13) and veteran Gautam Gambhir (27) got out cheaply as Delhi put on board 153 for six.
Many in DDCA alleged that the selectors got an escape route in U-23 with regards to Ranjan once the purpose of him being a part of IPL auction was served.
Chennai: Eyeing a spot in the tri-series final, the Unmukt Chand-led India A will look to sort out its batting woes and patchy form when it takes on a struggling South Africa A in the
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