Unmukt Chand

unmukt chand hasn't exactly found a solid footing in the big league and the selectors are keen to see how he shapes up in the series against New Zealand 'A'.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Thursday honoured the captain of India's Under-19 World Cup winning team, unmukt chand, by offering him a cheque of Rs 11 lakh and a shawl.

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) named 30 probables for Delhi's under-19 squad, with India U-19 skipper unmukt chand to lead the side.

Mumbai's off-spinners Tanush Kotian and Himanshu Singh will train under Harbhajan Singh at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence. The four-day camp, from March 23-26, aims to refine their skills, with Kotian eager to learn the straighter one and doosra. Both players are not part of IPL 2026.

The captaincy of the U-19 Indian team may not have come under the best circumstances for Delhi's unmukt chand, but it has opened up the gates for him to emulate another famous son of the city - Virat Kohli.

The Uttarakhand govt has decided to honour India's U-19 World Cup winning captain unmukt chand with a cash award of Rs 11 lakh for his outstanding achievement.

Promising young Indian cricketer unmukt chand feels that performing step by step at the domestic level will open the gate to success for him.

unmukt chand was selected as captain of the India cricket team, which would compete in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia next month.

Thirteen days shy of the ninth anniversary of leading India to a U-19 World Cup title, unmukt chand has announced his retirement from cricket in India. On Friday, the 28-year-old posted an emotional letter on Twitter saying he would be plying his trade around the world. He is currently in USA since April and is likely to play in the planned US T20 League.

Caught on the wrong foot in the wake of huge public uproar, Delhi University has decided to allow unmukt chand to continue his course at St Stephen's College.

Promising Delhi batsman unmukt chand will lead India A team in the three one-day games against the visiting New Zealand A, while Abhishek Nayar will captain the side for three-day and four-day games, starting in Visakhapatnam on August 31.

Bengal's Sandipan Das is the only new face in the unmukt chand-led India U-19 squad which will participate in the U-19 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur.

After featuring in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, opener Gautam Gambhir will now play for Delhi in the Inter-state Twenty20 league for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Former India Under-19 skipper unmukt chand, currently playing for Silicon Valley Strikers in Minor League Cricket (MLC) in the United States, has suffered an eye injury during a cricket match, and said he is grateful "to have survived a possible disaster".

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Tuesday offered a job to unmukt chand, star captain of Under-19 world champion cricket team.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Dilip Pandey, who represents the Timarpur constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, on Saturday helped Delhi cricketer unmukt chand procure life-saving drug Remdesevir.

The three municipal corporations have decided to reward Olympic silver medallist Sushil Kumar with Rs 50 lakh.

Wearing the blue India jersey be it at U-19 level is an experience worth cherishing and for Unmukt, leading the team to victory is like an "icing on the cake."

Manoj Tiwary was made captain of the Rest Of India XI which will clash with Ranji champions Karnataka for the Irani Cup, beginning March 17 in Bengaluru.