Param Uppal

Two countries were fighting it out for the ICC U-19 World Cup title but one state shouldered maximum responsibility. In the end, the Punjabis from India trumped the Punjabis from Australia.

The son of Punjabi immigrant farmers, Tanveer Sangha, 19, has become only the second person of Indian origin to make it to the Australian men's national cricket team. The leg-spinner will be part of the 18-man squad for the Australia-New Zealand T20 series in February this year.

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Australia and Pakistan secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the U-19 World Cup with wins over Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka respectively.

After posting 328/7, led by captain Prithvi Shaw's 94 and fellow opener Manjot Kalra's 86 and Shubham Gill's 63, India bowlers put Australian batting to the sword with pacers Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi claiming three wickets each. India open their campaign with a bang.

Virat Kohli’s million dollar babies may have fallen apart like brittle bread crumbs but young immigrants and PIOs are ruling the charts at the U-19 Cricket World Cup.

Eyeing a maiden Test series win in Australia, India will look to make the most of their only warm-up game, beginning here Wednesday against Cricket Australia XI.

Optimism mingled with an eagerness to know what lies ahead as India's potential future stars geared up to lock horns with Australia in their big-ticket campaign opener of the ICC U-19 World Cup on Sunday.

Defending champion West Indies will open its campaign against host New Zealand in ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup starting 13th January. The West Indies will play the inaugural Group A day-night fixture at Bay Oval in Tauranga on the opening day of the event which runs from 13 January - 3 February featuring 16 teams across seven venues in four cities - Christchurch, Queenstown, Tauranga and Whangarei.

A clinical bowling performance by India saw them restrict Australia to 216, a total that Prithvi Shaw and his men gunned down comfortably in the end to etch their name in history books.

From Kohli to Smith, most modern-day greats have learnt the ropes in the Under-19 World Cup, which has gained significance with every passing edition. The boys not only become men here, they also become household names with millions following the live broadcast of the competition.