Under-19 World Cup: India face defending champions Bangladesh. Cricket News – Times of India

cleared to play five, but Indus test positive for covid
whenever feelings run high Bangladesh Team enters the field against India. On Saturday, one can be sure that Bangladesh’s Under-19 team will take on India in the Under-19 World Cup quarter-finals in Antigua.
The Bangladesh boys in green will be responsible for cementing the reputation of their previous batch by beating India in an emotionally charged final in South Africa two years ago. The Boys in Blue, meanwhile, can’t afford to think about history. They have their own issues to deal with. Devastated by Covid-19 in the league stage, they will have their own designated captain Yash Dhulvice captain sheikh rashid And three others are available for re-selection.
The virus, however, has not left the Indian dressing room. all rounder Nishant Sindhu, who was the standings captain in the last two matches, has contracted the virus and has been forced into isolation. Garv Sangwan, who is there as a standby, has also tested positive.
“Most of the players who tested positive after the first game against South Africa have recovered. They have been deemed medically fit to play the game on Saturday,” a source told TOI on Friday.
Dhul, Rashid, Aaradhya Yadav, Siddharth Yadav and Manav Parakh have got a few days to train and get ready for the match. Saturday’s match will test the character of this bunch. Sindhu, all-rounder in absence of frontline players Raj Angad Bao and opener Ankrish Raghuvanshi Ireland and Uganda dominate. Sindhu’s absence will affect the rhythm of this team. It is a challenge for players like Dhul and Rashid to recover from the effects of the virus and match the intensity of the Bangladeshi boys.
While the bad-tempered final in 2020 was played by their predecessors, the current set of players have created history of their own. His build for the tournament has remained the same. They have played a lot of matches in India since the Asia Cup in November to December before landing in the Caribbean for a showpiece event.
Bangladeshi spinner led by captain Rakibul Hassan The last three months have been particularly impressive. The Indian team will be looking to pounce on their blatant surrender against England in the first match of the tournament.

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