Kamal Passi celebrates the win with some Indian fans

Picking Player of the Tournament with Pistol and Roshan

And other glamorous outings for a reporter covering the Under-19 World Cup, from George Binoy's tour diary

William Bosisto and Unmukt Chand with the U-19 World Cup ahead of the final

After the bout, the bonding

Trophy won, Unmukt Chand unwinds with Australian opponents over a game of pool

Unmukt Chand celebrates his hundred

Harmeet Singh and Unmukt Chand ready for internationals

Ian Chappell: Keeping them down at the U-19 level to improve India's chances at winning the World Cup isn't right

Two matches in progress at Endeavour Park, Townsville

Watching cricket, tennis-style

Also, magpie-spotting, barramundi-eating, and interviewing players clad in towels in George Binoy's U-19 tour diary

Mitchell Marsh celebrates one of his three wickets

Mitchell Marsh's growing pains

A one-time U-19 star, he became a premature role model before losing the plot a bit. By Daniel Brettig

A view of the action at the Tony Ireland Stadium

Hey, there's a World Cup on

Tour Diary: But rugby and the Olympics are what everybody's taking about in Australia, says George Binoy

A wider gulf between the weaker teams

The sides in Group C are a microcosm of the disparity among the 16 teams in the U-19 World Cup. By George Binoy

Mohammad Kaif, player portrait

U-19's fine, but don't forget first-class cricket

Aakash Chopra: Age-group cricket is increasingly being seen as a shortcut to the big time. We need to make sure players don't bypass first-class cricket entirely

Unmukt Chand celebrates his hundred

India's diary-writing, dictionary-wielding captain

Unmukt Chand, who is leading India's U-19 side to the World Cup, is not quite your everyday up-and-coming cricketer. By George Binoy

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