Kanishkaa Balachandran

From out of his uncle's shadow

Imam-ul-Haq may not have too much in common with his famous relative Inzamam, but the hunger for run-scoring is the same all right

01-Mar-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Composed Markram leading by example

Aiden Markram wasn't sure he would make it to the Under-19 World Cup, but now that he's here, he's showing South Africa the way both in terms of runs and attitude

28-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Battle of bowlers in gripping final match-up

South Africa have raw pace and a well-balanced attack but Pakistan have the better spinners to exploit a used pitch in Dubai in the final of the Under-19 World Cup

28-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

In Shiv's footsteps

A chip off the old block in some ways, his own man in others, Tagenarine Chanderpaul is set to be Guyana's next big thing

27-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Markram hails 'spectacular' Rabada

South Africa Under-19s captain Aiden Markram termed the seamer Kagiso Rabada's six-wicket haul in the semi-final as 'spectacular'

26-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Fortuin, Rabada power South Africa to final

26-Feb-2014•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Jennings unfazed by Dubai pitch

The new field restrictions in one-day cricket have produced some astronomical scores in one-day cricket, where even a score of 320 is not necessarily considered safe at senior cricket level

25-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Weerasundara breaks new ground in adopted country

Unlike most people of Asian origin who have played for New Zealand, Raki Weerasundara is an opening batsman, and he is originally from Sri Lanka

25-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran

We bettered our expectations - Rhodes

Since winning the Under-19 World Cup in 1998, England had made it to the semi-finals in 2004 and 2006 but their performances in the next three World Cups were underwhelming

25-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Banter spurred Gohar to win it for Pakistan

In the 33rd over of Pakistan's chase, immediately after Saifullah Khan became England's sixth victim, the contest was spiced up by a verbal showdown between the England players and the two batsmen

25-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Gohar, Butt jailbreak takes Pakistan into final

Zafar Gohar and Amad Butt starred in a jailbreak with the bat, getting Pakistan Under-19s over the line in a tense semi-final against England Under-19s in Dubai.

24-Feb-2014•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Pooran's innings a mark of maturity, skill

From a young age, Nicolas Pooran was identified as a batsman of high caliber and his maturity came to the fore during his 143 in a losing cause against Australia Under-19s

23-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Australia move into semis despite Pooran 143

At 70 for 8, Australia Under-19s looked like wrapping up West Indies Under-19s for a sub-100 total, until they ran into Nicolas Pooran, who played the innings of the tournament to lift his team to 208

23-Feb-2014•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Duckett overcomes India's spin threat

How England fared against India's spinners was going to determine the outcome of the quarterfinal. Ben Duckett used the reverse sweep to knock the defending champions out

23-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Fancied India disappoint on big stage

India won all four series they played in before the World Cup, and all matches in the league but couldn't carry that form to the knockouts

22-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

England in semi-finals after final-over win

England's eighth-wicket pair of Rob Jones and Rob Sayer held their nerve in a stand of 23 to take them home in the final over

22-Feb-2014•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

Upbeat India prepare for England test

India Under-19s will hope their batsmen can give them a decisive advantage as they meet England Under-19s in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday

21-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Dubai

When in Dubai

Our correspondent walks deserted streets, loses his way, and watches cricket's next generation go about their business

21-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Doran happy with 99* and win

Jake Doran was the difference between Australia Under-19s being bowled out and batting out 50 overs, gluing a faltering innings together with an unbeaten 99 against Bangladesh Under-19s in Abu Dhabi

20-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Abu Dhabi

'Learned English since I knew I'll have to give interviews'

Mohammad Mujtaba knew cricket would be his ticket to fame, and ensured he would be ready when the world's media came calling. Just as well, because his consistent batting has made him a post-match staple

19-Feb-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Abu Dhabi

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