Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made heads turn across the world with an exceptional display of power-hitting. Still three months short of his 15th birthday, Suryavanshi already has several world records to his name. Ahead of the U-19 World Cup, which starts in Zimbabwe on January 15 with a match between India and the USA, Suryavanshi's form bodes well for the team. In the recently concluded India vs South Africa U-19 ODI series, Suryavanshi slammed 127 off 74 balls in the third match. It was his third century in U-19/Youth ODIs. Suryavanshi is the first player to score three centuries in Youth ODIs before turning 15. He broke the record held by Babar Azam , who had two tons in U-19 50-over international cricket at the age of 15 or below. In fact, they are the only two cricketers to have multiple centuries in Youth ODIs before turning 15. In the third ODI held on Wednesday, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his opening partner Aaron George both smashed centuries to propel the team to new heights ...
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has warned Team India ahead of the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. The Rohit Sharma -led side received a timely wake up call following its loss to Bangladesh in the final Super 4 fixture on Friday. While India had rested several key players for the game, including star batter Virat Kohli , Akhtar suggested that it was a embarrassing defeat. Sri Lanka defeated tournament favourties Pakistan to reach the final, and Akhtar feels that winning the final won't be a cakewalk for India. "We were not expecting that India would lose to a team like Bangladesh but they did. It was an embarrassing defeat. Pakistan lost to Sri Lanka. They are out of the Asia Cup, which is an even bigger embarrassment. India are still in the final. All is not lost for them. It was a great wakeup call for them to come back harder and make sure they secure victory in the finals but that will only happen if they play really well. Ye khala ji ka ghar nahi hai jaha pe India...
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