George Binoy

New Zealand have made it to the semi-finals and their penultimate challenge could prove to be their most gruelling as they aim for a spot in the finals

Pakistan Under-19 fast bowler Mohammad Aamer has been ruled out of the rest of the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia because of a dengue virus. Allrounder Kamran Hussain has been called up as a replacement

Sixteen-year-old Adil Raza has stepped up to the responsibility of being Pakistan's pace spearhead at the Under-19 World Cup

Defending champions Pakistan marched into the semi-finals through a red-hot performance from their fast bowlers backed up by the spinners, which blew Australia away for 129 at the Kinrara Oval

George Binoy previews the second day of quarter-final matches at the Under-19 World Cup

England thought they had a plan to master India's spinners, but it didn't work in the Under-19 quarter-final as Iqbal Abdulla and Ravindra Jadeja tied them in knots

Turuwar Kohli has quietly gone about being one of India's key players at the Under-19 World Cup

India have established themselves as the team to beat in the Under-19 World Cup with an emphatic seven-wicket victory in the quarter-final against England at the Kinrara Oval

England's opening bowlers, Steven Finn and James Harris, are upbeat ahead of their knock-out match against India on Sunday, the first day of quarter-finals at the Under-19 World Cup

George Binoy previews the India v England and Bangladesh v South Africa quarter-final matches at the Under-19 World Cup

Sri Lanka's varied spin attack, led by the left-armer Navin Kavikara, performed a slow strangle act to set up a five-wicket win against Australia

Since 2001, Roy Dias has been the coach of both the senior and the junior side since, and his tenure has seen Nepal produce remarkable results

George Binoy investigates the problems surrounding cricket in Malaysia

George Binoy speaks to England's Under-19 coach Andy Pick on the boys to watch out for and their chances ahead

The first time the cricket world heard of Adrian Barath was when Brian Lara took the 17-year old to England to watch a few matches

South Africa took a giant step towards qualifying for the Super League quarter-finals in their tournament opener at the Kinrara Oval

The Malaysian Cricket Association has pulled out the stops for the U-19 World Cup, but there's little interest on the streets of Kuala Lumpur

India Under-19s bowled out Papua New Guinea Under-19 to claim a 195-run win at the Kinrara Oval

India versus Papua New Guinea appears to be a huge mismatch, but for the underdogs it's a big opportunity to learn from the experience of playing against the best

For the participants at the Under-19 World Cup, this is where they will go from being boys to being men as they take the first big step in their cricket careers