Uday Pratap Saharan: Who Is He? All About The 2024 World Cup Captain of India’s U-19 Cricket Team
Uday Pratap Saharan
The captain of the Indian U19 cricket squad, Uday Pratap Saharan, is renowned for his exceptional batting ability.
Highlights of the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in South Africa include the exciting opening match between India and Bangladesh. Uday Pratap Saharan, the captain of India’s U19 team, is one of the nation’s most promising players. In the previous World Cup, the team was coached by Yash Dhull; this time, all eyes are on Uday Pratap Saharan to guide the team to glory.
At the age of 14, Uday, who was born and raised in Ganganagar, Rajasthan, moved to Punjab to pursue his dream of being a major player in cricket. He has risen through the ranks over the last five years, competing for Punjab in the U-14, U-16, and U-19 divisions. After guiding the India D squad and scoring an incredible 297 runs at an average of 99 in five matches during the 2023 U19 Challengers Trophy in Guwahati, the middle-order batsman was named captain.
Given that he is the son of an Ayurvedic physician and a former cricket player, Uday has a remarkable cricketing pedigree. Motivated by his father, Uday moved from playing for Fazilka to Bathinda, where the Punjab Cricket Association’s facilities were essential to his development.
Saharan scored fifty runs in batting against Pakistan during the 2023 Asia Cup, which was contested in Dubai. He hit an outstanding 112 runs against the hosts, South Africa, in the most recent tri-nation Under-19s tournament between Afghanistan and South Africa, demonstrating his superb form. The number five batter demonstrated his abilities before the World Cup by amassing 74 runs in a practice match against Australia. India is in group A of the World Cup with Bangladesh, Ireland, and the United States. Their first-round match against Bangladesh is set for January 20, 2024, in Bloemfontein.
India will hope for another successful campaign in the U19 Cricket World Cup, led by Uday Saharan, displaying the talent and potential of their developing cricketers on the international front.
India squad for U19 Cricket World Cup 2024:
Uday Saharan (C), Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, A Avanish Rao (WK), Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (WK), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari
