18-day tour to prepare for World Cup Qualifier.
By The American Bazaar Staff
WASHINGTON, DC: The USA Cricket Academy has announced its Under-17 and Under-19 teams for an 18-day tour of India.
The official USA youth tour is in preparation for the ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifier in July, 2015.
The group comprises of more than 40 members of the USA Cricket Academy, including 34 players selected from 14 different states and five coaches and two team management administrators.
USA Cricket Academy Management said in a statement: “This tour will provide great chance and the best opportunities for our players to play at the best pitches to get International cricket experience with strongest challenge from the most talented local players and teams. Tour will help our elite players to gain more confidence with vital experience as many players have played National, ICC Americas and International cricket. This tour will provide the right platform for all players to become professional and stay on top for the all future cricket events in USA.”
The U-19 team: Gauranshu Sharma, Sagar Patel, Reynold D. Macwan, Arjun Patel, Vivek Barbhaiya, Karanjit Singh, Karan Patel, Lijo Mazhuvanchery, Mario Prasaud, Derik Narine, Kush Ganji, Jafar Shabuddin, Akshay Patel, Elliot D Bedessee, Gaurav Patankar, Jwal Shelat.
The U-17 team: Aman Patel, Sahil Patel, Advait Manur, Harish Easwar, Parsh Jain, Abhi Timbawala, Praneel Jadav, Jan Schueler, Richard Ramrattan, Raymond Ramrattan, Kishan Das, Sanjay Jonathan, Akil Ponnambalam, Pradeep Ravi, Rohan Arvindh, Amol Lotia, Sam Kamlesh Das.
Management team: Linden Fraser – Head Coach, Malika Frank – Psy Coach, JP Singh – Manager, Sarvesh Kumar – VP Business Development, Ashok Patel – President & Founder, Chubby Bedessee – Partner, Rahul Sharma – Global Operations Manager, Jatin Patel – Global Development Manager, Salimbhai – Partner & Owner of Bat & Ball Academy. Earl Daley – Senior Coach, John Wesley King – US National Selector, Mukesh Patel – Coach.