India will be starting their U-19 WC campaign on January 15th v SA

Here is the Indian squad

1.YASH DHULL (c)

Middle order batter comes from Janakpuri, Delhi

Led Delhi U-16 team

Scored 302 runs in 5 inns in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy

Led India to win in Asia Cup

PC: Instagram 2. SHAIK RASHEED (vc)

No.3 batter who scored 376 runs 8n 6 inns for Andhra in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy at an avg of 75.2

Scored a ton in the Challenger Trophy (119)

Hit 90* v Bangladesh in the Asia Cup SF

Scored 72* in practice match v Australia before the WC

Here is a thread on some interesting cricketing facts.

1) Sunil Gavaskar is the only cricketer to score double hundreds in all 4 innings of a Test.

205 v WI (1978)—1st inns
236 v WI (1983) — 2nd inns
220 v WI (1971)—3rd inns
221 v ENG (1979) — 4th inns

#CricketTwitter 2) The 1939 Timeless Durban Test between SA & England was played for 9 days and yet there was no result. Needing 696 for a win in the fourth innings, England were 654 for 5. The English team had to catch their ship hence didn't go for the target. Nine days, and no result!

MS Dhoni turns 40. What a fantastic career MSD has had. A true leader who gave people the power to believe in their abilities. Here's his journey & some unheard stories #HappyBirthdayDhoni 1. MS Dhoni attended DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir in Ranchi. Played badminton & basketball too. Was goalkeeper & once his school coach KR Banerjee asked him if he would like to keep wickets for the cricket team. MS agreed & that's how his cricketing journey began #MSDhoni

Happy Birthday, Rohit Sharma.

The Hitman turns 34 & on his birthday here’s something special.

I’ll be posting 34 interesting stories, factoids & stats on Rohit.

So stay tuned.

@ImRo45

#HappyBirthdayRohit #HappyBirthdayRohitSharma 1. Rohit stayed in Dombivli with parents. Rohit shifted to Borivali & stayed with his grandparents & uncles. As his father was a sole breadwinner it was difficult to take care of 4 people on his low salary. Rohit would see his parents & young brother Vishal every weekend

Happy Birthday, Sachin Tendulkar - The Little Master.

Sachin has inspired many people worldwide with his batting

On his 48th birthday,I’ll share 48 interesting pointers which includes stories, anecdotes & trivia on Sachin

Stay tuned

@sachin_rt

#HappyBirthdaySachinTendulkar 1. Sachin Tendulkar was named after music director Sachin Dev Burman. As a child, Sachin was quite mischievous & once fell down from a mango tree. That's when his elder brother Ajit took Sachin to Achrekar Sir at Shivaji Park. Sachin was nervous & didn't play well initially

#MSDhoni retires from international cricket. What an amazing journey he has had! Someone who came from a small-town & went on to become a Legend! Only captain to win all ICC tournaments. Gave people the power to believe in their abilities. Here's his journey - A Thread 1. MS Dhoni attended DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir in Ranchi. Played badminton & basketball too. Was goalkeeper & once his school coach KR Banerjee asked him if he would like to keep wickets for the cricket team. MS agreed & that's how his cricketing journey began #MSDhoni

Cricket has seen many superstars but not all of them have had great starts to their careers. Here’s a thread on some of the top cricketers who had an ordinary starts to their careers but went on to become big names #SundayMotivation #Thread 1. Sir Donald Bradman

Bradman made his Test debut at 20 at Brisbane.Scored 18 & 1 on his debut & was dropped for the next Test—the only time Bradman was ever dropped for Australia.Scored 79 & 112 at MCG & never looked back. Finished with 6996 runs,29 tons, Avg 99.94 in 70 inns

Happy birthday, Sunil Gavaskar.

One of the finest batsmen in the history of the game turns 71. On this occasion I'll bring you 71 interesting stories on the cricketing career & life of this legend. Stay tuned.

#happybirthdaysunilgavaskar 1. When Sunil Gavaskar was born his uncle Narayan Masurekar noticed a little hole on baby's left earlobe. The next day his uncle noticed some other baby in the crib-- who had no hole on the left earlobe. Thankfully his uncle found young Gavaskar sleeping beside a fisherwoman.

Happy Birthday MS Dhoni—one of India’s finest leaders, a role model & an inspiration.

On his 39th birthday I’ll be sharing 39 incredible facts about MS Dhoni’s cricketing career & his journey. Stay tuned

#HappyBirthdayDhoni
#HappyBirthdayMSDhoni

@msdhoni @ChennaiIPL 1. MS Dhoni attended DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir in Ranchi.Played badminton & basketball too.Was goalkeeper & once his school coach KR Banerjee asked him if he would like to keep wickets for the cricket team. MS agreed & that's how his cricketing journey began #HappyBirthdayMSDhoni

Happy Birthday, Rohit Sharma.

The Hitman turns 33 & on his birthday here’s something special.

I’ll be posting 33 interesting stories, factoids & stats on Rohit.

So stay tuned.

@ImRo45

#HappyBirthdayRohit #happybirthdayrohitsharma 1. Rohit stayed in Dombivli with parents. Rohit shifted to Borivali & stayed with his grandparents & uncles. As his father was a sole breadwinner it was difficult to take care of 4 people on his low salary. Rohit would see his parents & young brother Vishal every weekend

Happy Birthday, Sachin Tendulkar - The Little Master.

Sachin has inspired many people worldwide with his batting

On his 47th birthday, I’ll be sharing 47 interesting pointers which includes stories, anecdotes and trivia on Sachin

Stay tuned

@sachin_rt

#HappyBirthdaySachin 1. Sachin Tendulkar was named after music director Sachin Dev Burman. As a child, Sachin was quite mischievous & once fell down from a mango tree. That's when his elder brother Ajit took Sachin to Achrekar Sir at Shivaji Park. Sachin was nervous & didn't play well initially

List of Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 international hundreds:
1. 119* v England at Manchester (1990)
2. 148* v Aus at SCG (1992)
3. 114 v Aus at Perth (1992)
4. 111 v SA at Jo’burg (1992)
5. 165 v Eng at Chennai (1993)
6. 104* v SL at Colombo (SSC) (1993) 7. 142 v SL at Lucknow (1994)
8. 110 v AUS at Colombo (RPS) (1994)
9. 115 v NZ at Vadodara (1994)
10. 105 v WI at Jaipur (1994)
11. 179 v WI at Nagpur (1994)
12. 112* v SL at Sharjah (1995)
13. 127* v Kenya at Cuttack (1996)
14. 137 v SL at Delhi (1996)

Here is a thread on some interesting cricketing facts.

1) Sunil Gavaskar is the only cricketer to score double hundreds in all 4 innings of a Test.

205 v WI (1978)—1st inns
236 v WI (1983) — 2nd inns
220 v WI (1971)—3rd inns
221 v ENG (1979) — 4th inns 2) The 1939 Timeless Durban Test between SA & England was played for 9 days and yet there was no result.
Needing 696 for a win in the fourth innings, England were 654 for 5. The English team had to catch their ship hence didn't go for the target. Nine days, and no result!

Please take a moment to read this amazing story of Shafali Verma—15-year-old sensation.
Her father Sanjeev Verma wanted Shafali to play cricket. But most academies refused to play with a girl. There were no academics for girls in Rohtak. Sanjeev just didn’t give up Shafali Verma was registered as a boy in the local academy. She got a haircut like a boy as well. Sanjeev — a jeweller — was happy with the progress of his daughter and wanted to give her professional training. But there was yet another obstacle

Match 1: England started their campaign with a 104-run win over South Africa.
Ben Stokes (89 runs, 2 wickets, 1 spectacular catch) exhibited his supreme all-round skill. 4 batsmen got fifties.
Jofra Archer pegged back SA with his opening spell. Top win
#CWC19 #WCThread #ENGvSA Match 2: West Indies bowled out Pakistan for 105 & registered a 7-wicket win.
This is Pakistan’s 11th consecutive loss in completed ODIs.
West Indies pacers troubled Pakistan with extra pace and short deliveries.
Gayle Scored an attacking fifty
#PAKvWI #WIvPAK #WCThread #CWC19

Match 1: CSK spun a web around RCB at the Chepauk. CSK spinners picked 8 wickets with Harbhajan and Tahir leading the charge.
Raina scored his 5000th IPL run.
This is CSK’s 7th consecutive win over RCB
#CSKvRCB #IPLThread #IPL2019 Match 2: Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off an incredible heist at the Eden Gardens thanks to a special knock from Andre Russell. Rana Scored a fine fifty as well. Spare a thought for David Warner who scored 85.Great signs for @SunRisers
@KKRiders @Russell12A
#KKRvSRH #IPLThread

Match 1: IPL opener was a cracker of a game. At one point MS Dhoni was thinking about the quantum of loss. And then Bravo won the game from nowhere. Kudos to Kedar Jadhav too
CSK won by 1 wicket
MI have now lost all their first games since 2013
#IPLThread
#EpicComeback
#MIvCSK Match 2: KL Rahul hit the fastest fifty in IPL history as DD looked totally clueless. Ashwin registered a win in his first IPL game as a captain. KXIP won clinically by 6 wickets
Mujeeb became the youngest player and the first 21st century born cricketer to play the IPL
#KXIPvDD