USA Cricket have announced a full schedule of matches and the 25-players list that will participate in the 10-day camp being held in the Bay Area on the West Coast from June 11th – June 20th, 2021. The Camp is being organized and conducted in partnership with Major League Cricket (MLC) who are providing coaching, facilities and financial support for the camp.
The players have been selected in respective U19 Blues and U19 Reds squads, who will play five matches in nine days that includes games against Minor League Cricket (MiLC) teams based in Bay Area (East Bay Blazers, Silicon Valley Strikers and Golden State Grizzlies), as well as against a combined MiLC U21 Bay Area All Stars team.
The coaching staff for the camp includes USA National Men’s Coach J ArunKumar, USA National U19 Coach Kevin Darlington and MLC coaches, David White and Rusty Theron. The camp will oversee the selection trials for the U19 players, who would look to stake claim in the USA U19 team for the ICC Americas U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, set to be hosted by USA Cricket in August 2021.
USA U19 National Selection Camp Match Schedules
12th June 2021: U19 Blues v East Bay Blazers at Morgan Hill (Scorecard)
12th June 2021: U19 Reds v Golden State Grizzlies at Santa Clara (Scorecard)
13th June 2021: U19 Reds v MiLC U21 Bay Area All Stars at Morgan Hill (Scorecard)
16th June 2021: U19 Blues v U19 Reds at Morgan Hill (Scorecard)
17th June 2021: U19 Reds v U19 Blues at Morgan Hill (Scorecard)
19th June 2021: U19 Blues vs U19 Reds at Morgan Hill (Scorecard)
20th June 2021: U19 Blues v MiLC U21 Bay Area All Stars at Morgan Hill (Scorecard)
Squads
U19 Blues: Ali Sheikh (Captain), Abhiram Valisammagari, Ajay Immadi, Gautham Ravindran, Hisham Ali, Mihir Cherukupalli, Mohamed Shaw, Ritwik Behera, Rehman Dar, Rohan Phadke, Soorya Selvakumar and Yasir Mohammad
U19 Reds: Saiteja Mukkamalla (Captain), Aakashveer Saini, Abhiram Bolisetty, Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Elton Tucker Jr, Ishan Sharma, Kanish Bhalla, Rishi Ramesh, Laksh Parikh, Rohan Posanipally, Skanda Rohit Sharma and Tejas Visal
Rahul Jariwala has been included as an additional player and will act as reserve wicket-keeper for both the Blue and Red U19 teams.
