Manjot Kalra

Former India U-19 World Cup winning hero Manjot Kalra's one season ban from all forms of cricket on allegations of age-fudging was overturned by new DDCA Ombudsman Justice (Retd) Deepak Verma, who passed an interim order on Sunday.

Unbeaten century and four-wicket haul from Manjot Kalra guided Bal Bharti Public School, Rohini to a 61 run victory over DAV Model School, Shalimar Bagh in the Coca-Cola Cricket Cup.

In an embarrassing development, current India U-19 player Manjot Kalra has been instructed to undergo another round of age verification test by the DDCA despite being cleared by parent body BCCI.

He has become the toast of the nation ever since he slammed a winning unbeaten hundred against India in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, but Manjot Kalra, it seems, was just having some ‘fun’ out there.

Senior India opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead a 20-member Delhi squad at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy National T20 Championships, which will kick off the 2020-21 domestic season next month.

Young left-handed opener Manjot Kalra, who scored a hundred in the final of the last edition of U-19 World Cup, has been suspended by outgoing DDCA Ombudsman for one year from playing Ranji Trophy, for an alleged age-fraud during his U-16 and U-19 days.

Success tasted sweet for Arjun Gupta and Manjot Kalra, who won the first ever Junior Pastry Indian Cup.

Former India player Rahul Dravid has always had a calming presence and that has rubbed off on to his wards in the India U-19 team.

There is a saying in Delhi cricket: 'You become a star only if you are not a product of the system' and India's U-19 World Cup hero Manjot Kalra is a perfect example.

The selection of a young talent like Anuj Rawat, the wicket-keeper batsman from Dwarka, in the India Under-19 team for Asia Cup on Monday, has given hope to Delhi cricket.

Cricketer and Delhi boy Manjot Kalra’s day begins with a run, almost every day. “Fitness is paramount,” says Manjot, who shot to fame earlier this year when he was adjudged Man of the Match in the U-19 Cricket World Cup, leading India to a memorable victory.

Uttarakhand lad Kamlesh Nagarkoti featured amongst the five Indian cricketers who have been selected for the ICC Under-19 World squad which was announced on Sunday. Besides Nagarkoti, India Under-19 captain Prithvi Shaw, left-arm spinner Anukul Roy and top run-getters Manjot Kalra and Shubman Gill featured in the squad which is led by South Africa’s Raynard van Tonder.

India's U-19 cricketers, now the world champions, had lost to Nepal in an Asia Cup match. The day was particularly tough for Manjot Kalra, whose ailing father was undergoing heart bypass surgery even as he was taking the field.

ICC Under-19 World Cup final hero Manjot Kalra met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who congratulated him for his performance.

The odds will be stacked heavily in favour of India when the title contenders, with an eye on securing a knockout berth, meet minnows Papua New Guinea in the ICC U-19 World Cup on Tuesday.

The world team has the top three of the Indian batting line-up -- captain Prithvi Shaw, player of the final Manjot Kalra and player of the tournament Shubman Gill. Left-arm spinner Anukul Roy and fast bowler Kamlesh Nagarkoti are the other Indians named in the world team.

Dealing with age fraud in Indian cricket appears to be a classic case of using different yardsticks for different individuals where left doesn’t know what right is doing. Two Under-19 World Cup winning stars, Manjot Kalra and Shivam Mavi, along with another T20 cricketer Nitish Rana, have been rounded up for age fraud.

India Red opener Atharva Taide's ton went in vain as his side lost to India Blue by 39 runs in U-19 Challenger Trophy game at the Cricket Club of India here.

The Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) congratulated the India Under-19 cricket team for winning the ICC World Cup and called it a "moment of glory".