Nivethan Radhakrishnan

A disciplined Australian bowling unit bundled out hosts West Indies for a paltry 169 after skipper Ackeem Auguste top-scored with a 67-ball 57 on the opening day of the ICC U-19 World Cup on Friday.

Deepak Hooda, who made his India debut earlier this week in the ODI series against West Indies, has been upgraded to the capped category in the list of IPL mega auctions, scheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday in Bengaluru.

Australia and Sri Lanka logged their first points at the U-19 World Cup after registering comfortable victories over West Indies and Scotland, respectively, on the opening day here.

India opted to bat against Australia in the second semifinal of the U-19 World Cup on Wednesday. India made one change to their eleven, bringing back Nishant Sindhu who missed the quarterfinal due to a COVID-19 infection. Australia too made one change with Nivethan Radhkrishnan coming back into the side.

Spinners who can dish out variety are at a premium in world cricket these days.And Australia, in their bid to find a spinner with a lot of options, have chosen 15-year-old Chennai ambidextrous allrounder .

A fine all-round performance from Nivethan Radhakrishnan fired Australia to third place in the ICC Under 19 World Cup with a two-wicket win over Afghanistan.

Chennai-born Nivethan Radhakrishnan, an ambidextrous spinner playing for Tasmania, is honing his skills at the MRF Academy in Chennai. Inspired by Ashwin and Lyon, the 22-year-old aims to enhance his consistency and variety. He is part of Cricket Australia's developmental squad, focusing on mastering both off-spin and leg-spin to excel in Australian domestic cricket.

It was just a few weeks ago when Mumbai-born Ajaz Patel became a part of cricket history taking 10 wickets in an innings for New Zealand. Ajaz's success is not a case in isolation. In countries like Australia, England and New Zealand, cricketers from Indian diaspora are making a serious mark.

Madurai franchisee, who were termed Madurai Super Giants last year and ended up with the wooden spoon, has followed suit Pune in TNPL.

Grassroots to Big Bash, Indian-origin players have become part of Australia’s cricket fabric

Future stars will get their big stage to shine when the ICC U-19 World Cup begins here on Friday with record four-time champions India being firm favourites to clinch another title.

Dishing out a clinical, all-round show, a relentless India scored a comprehensive 96-run win over Australia in the semis to storm into the final of the Under-19 World Cup — for the fourth consecutive time — on Wednesday at Coolidge in Antigua. They will now take on England, who beat Afghanistan by 15 runs in the first semifinal, in the summit clash at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Saturday.

The players draft for the third edition of Tamil Nadu Premier League held here on Thursday went as per the script. The most prominent T20 players from the state — Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar and Washington Sundar — were lapped up by franchises in the opening round of the draft.