Thando Ntini

Premier South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada and all-rounder Chris Morris will miss the inaugural 3TeamCricket (3TC) Solidarity Cup, which will mark the resumption of live cricket in the country on Saturday in Centurion.

Jury will forever be out on whether putting star children through close scrutiny is fair or not; but expectations from them, should they choose the same career as their star father or star mother, will continue to grow with them.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday, named the 15-memer South Africa squad for the ICC U-19 World Cup, to be held in New Zealand from January 13 to February 3 next year. Exciting talent Raynard van Tonder will lead the side for his third major tour.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday named Wandile Makwetu as captain of the South Africa under-19 team for the England series, to be held next month. The tour will include two four-day Youth Tests and three Youth One-Dayers from July 8 to 29.

Cricket has no boundaries. Dinesh Lad, the childhood coach of the likes of India captain Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Shardul Thakur, is currently coaching South African pacer Makhaya Ntini’s son Thando at the Swami Vivekanand School ground at Gorai Extension, Borivali.

Ahead of the upcoming 3TC Solidarity Cup, Proteas fast bowler Junior Dala has said that he will be adopting an open mind for this weekend's match.The Solidarity Cup challenge, a new format that will see three teams play against each other in a single match for the first time will take place at SuperSport Park at Centurion and will be played without any fans due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Star South African opening batsman Janneman Malan expects the inaugural 3TeamCricket (3TC) Solidarity Cup match on Saturday to be of the highest quality.

The presence of the champions at the previous two editions of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup – the Windies (2016) and South Africa (2014) apart from host New Zealand and Kenya make Group A one of the groups to watch in the preliminary stage.

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.

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.