Unmukt Chand - Future batting star for India?

[Lethalweapon]

Originally Posted by ahamedirshad123 Chand scored 4 100s batting 2nd 2 vs SL - Ind won 1 vs Aus - Ind won 1 vs Pak - Match tied

Gambhir , Kohli and YES Sehwag have all done that. Sehwag did it chasing under lights twice in SL in 2001-02 and in NZ, these innings are probably forgotten except the one ton vs Bond,Tuffey (100 out of 198 in NZ). those were not knockouts though.
All of them are Delhiites like Chand.

[cricketworm]

Shows he has very good temperament at young age. Technic problem can be fixed fast, but if you have temperament problem, then it takes years to fix it. :rohit

[IgnitedMind]

Last batch of U19 that made a significant impact was the one with Kaif,Yuvraj,Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa...and then players like Shikar Dhawan...most of them made it to the national side and did have a significant impact when they started...and though a few fizzled away later on...

And then Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are one batch I think..

this years looks good with guys like Zol, Chand..

[pun500]

i believe pujara , rohit sharma were also in 1 batch

[leatherface58]

promising talent. should play English County. seems to have a good head in his shoulders

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[pun500]

anyway the 4 people who have stood out are chand , zol , aparajith and kalaria to an extent.This was probably our weakest squad in ages.

the one which kohli led was the strongest in recent years

by batches

2000 -- India - Mohammad Kaif, Yuvraj Singh

2002 --- India - Parthiv Patel and Irfan Pathan

2004 --- India – Robin Uthappa, Suresh Raina, Rudra Pratap Singh, Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik

2006 --- India - Piyush Chawla, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja

2008---India - Virat Kohli, Abhinav Mukund, Saurabh Tiwary and Ravindra Jadeja. This one also boasted of mayank agarwal , tanmay srivastav, sreevatts goswami, manish pandey etc...all excellent players in that age group

[Sandeep99]

Oh...never realized we fielded such strong u19 teams! 2004,06,08 had some sheer class players!

[IAJ]

He has singlehandely won India two tournaments this year. His biggest test will come in the u19 WC next month.

[IgnitedMind]

Good thing atleast the WC is telecasted....would be great to watch young talents from all the countries...

[Lethalweapon]

Originally Posted by navroks123 Good thing atleast the WC is telecasted....would be great to watch young talents from all the countries...

a minor glitch, apparently we are hosting the Kiwis after the 'obligatory' visit to Lanka(it will take another 3-4 years for another one thankfully). I think star cricket/sports/espn might get crowded with the SA tour of the Brits. Don't forget Olympics too. this U19 WC might become 'bali ka bakra' atleast for Indians. You think Indians will watch everything? I hope Indian Captain shows some improvements, or else I will have to prefer the shorter forms and Olympics.

[12cavalry]

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[Hash]

Sami Aslam is better than him.

[ahamedirshad123]

Now waiting for an idiot to create yet another comparison thread

[pun500]

^^your wish is granted by the poster above you

[shakil]

Originally Posted by Hash Sami Aslam is better than him.

Have you watched him play?

[Bewal Express]

Its all guess work. Nobody has seen any of them play and all the conjecture is based on scorecards.

[mastermind_quad]

Shabash ...

All the best for the future ....Hope you perform like this again and again.....

[iafzal]

Great talent, lets see if it can translate to the senior level in a next few years.

Sami and Moon to watch perhaps for 2015 WC?

[withlovefrom vizag]

Originally Posted by Lethalweapon a minor glitch, apparently we are hosting the Kiwis after the 'obligatory' visit to Lanka(it will take another 3-4 years for another one thankfully). I think star cricket/sports/espn might get crowded with the SA tour of the Brits. Don't forget Olympics too. this U19 WC might become 'bali ka bakra' atleast for Indians. You think Indians will watch everything? I hope Indian Captain shows some improvements, or else I will have to prefer the shorter forms and Olympics.

Star cricket is only for cricket,olympics will be telecasted on ESPN,Star sports.

And cricket matches in ENG start at 3:15 PM IST ,U19 WC happens in OZ so the cric matches wil finish by afternoon...

No problem at all.....

[Lethalweapon]

Originally Posted by withlovefrom vizag Star cricket is only for cricket,olympics will be telecasted on ESPN,Star sports. And cricket matches in ENG start at 3:15 PM IST ,U19 WC happens in OZ so the cric matches wil finish by afternoon... No problem at all.....

I know that, I did not say Star will have scheduling problems, but fans will have to choose.you can't watch everything can you? OK, maybe not the SA-Eng series but I follow SA .

[adwords]

I hope Unmukt dont get spoil by easy IPL money next year, BCCI should send him overseas to county cricket, India A tours etc
Next year, the India uncapped players go under the IPL auction and i will not be surprised, if Chand goes for atleast 300K to 500K $

[Spetsnaz]

Originally Posted by adwords I hope Unmukt dont get spoil by easy IPL money next year, BCCI should send him overseas to county cricket, India A tours etc Next year, the India uncapped players go under the IPL auction and i will not be surprised, if Chand goes for atleast 300K to 500K $

No ......... he is easily going to fetch more than 1 million $ ...... I am expecting Mumbai Indians and RCB to fight for him in a big way......

[adwords]

Originally Posted by Spetsnaz No ......... he is easily going to fetch more than 1 million $ ...... I am expecting Mumbai Indians and RCB to fight for him in a big way......

BCCI should take steps Unmukt is moulded for Test matches, but then ... who doesnt like easy monies

[Sandeep99]

Originally Posted by adwords BCCI should take steps Unmukt is moulded for Test matches, but then ... who doesnt like easy monies

why are you trying so hard to look grammatically incorrect mate??

[Lethalweapon]

Unmukt became known after the Ranji season last year, not some short form of cricket.

[freelance_cricketer]

Three words for ya

Next Big Thing Very impressed with his batting technique. Seems to have a big heart and a good head on his shoulders.

[ahamedirshad123]

meanwhile, he has joined twitter. You can follow him @unmuktchand9

[withlovefrom vizag]

BUMP

Assurance surprisingly sits easy on teenager Unmukt Chand’s shoulders. The India Under-19 captain spoke to the media ahead of the forthcoming Under-19 World Cup in Australia from August 11.

The squad though will miss an injured Manan Vohra and an indisposed Mohsin Sayyed and the duo has been replaced by Hanuma Vihari and Ravikant Singh.

Excerpts

Sweat at the NCA: “The camp was good. We have played in Australia before and we knew the things we had to work on and so, were specific about that. The practice games helped us get into the match groove before the world cup.”

Manan Vohra’s absence: “It (Vohra’s finger injury) was really unfortunate. (Hanuma) Vihari has come in and he’s a really good player. I guess he will fill the big shoes of Manan.”

Yuvraj Singh’s praise: “It’s really inspiring when people compare me to Virat (Kohli) and all. You feel happy about it but then you have to continue scoring runs and contribute.”

X-factor: “We have done well in all the three departments of the game. We have chased 280 plus targets easily in some matches and have restricted opponents to 200 in other games.”

The Cup that matters: “We are not taking any of the teams lightly. We want to grab the momentum right from the very beginning and that’s where practice matches help.”

Captaincy vs batting: “When I bat, I don’t think about captaincy. It’s only on the field that I think about it. You need to demarcate these two tasks. Captaincy doesn’t affect me. On the other hand, it has helped me be more responsible while batting. Earlier I used to be a bit casual.”

THE HINDU

[munafpatel810]

Originally Posted by KingKhanWC It seems I follow Indian cricket more closely than you. Check the reports just before Raina made his test debut, he was seen as finally the no.6 India had been missing for a long time. I can't recall him winning any test matches for India...oh I forgot you are talking about the LOI. Kohli has yet to make it in tests too, although most people would be right to say he will end up a very good test batsmen.

Yes same LOI...of which India is current Wcup holder

[ahamedirshad123]

Unmukt Chand looks your standard 21st century teenage athlete being groomed for a future on the professional treadmill. T-shirt, shorts and fashionable flip flops; strong physique earned in the gym; rakish hair and traces of stubble. Then, while talking about captaining India's Under-19 team, he says he was never put under any real pressure because there were no "recalcitrant players" in the side. Older people with larger vocabularies might struggle to tell you what "recalcitrant" means; Chand won't because he has habits that are at odds with those of the stereotypical newbie in India's IPL and PlayStation generation.

Chand is India Under-19's premier batsman and he's been given the responsibility of leading their World Cup campaign, which begins on August 11 in Queensland. His generation of cricketers is different from previous ones, and Chand is different among them. He is two seasons old in the Ranji Trophy and has an IPL contract with Delhi Daredevils. His bat is his bedfellow, but so are a couple of books.

"I keep a diary with me. I keep a dictionary with me all the time," he says. "Whenever I come across new words, I write them in the diary, look for their meanings in the dictionary, frame a sentence and try and use them when I talk."

Chand talks of writing a book: wildly ambitious for a teenage cricketer but not so outrageous, perhaps, for a regular diarist. "In the beginning, [diary writing] was very regular, all my daily routines. But now I write about how I feel - good or bad, what I've learnt from someone. Something I think is important, I jot it down. Sometimes at 3am I'm writing diaries.

"I feel that if you put pen to paper then it is a very strong way of learning. You don't forget things easily."

The world hasn't seen Chand bat yet - he didn't make a splash in the IPL - but he is a proven age-group cricketer, having risen through Delhi's youth structure. He has led India Under-19 in three tournaments and won two (the Asia Cup was tied). In the first, in Vizag in September 2011, Chand was the second-highest run scorer, making 336 at an average of 67 and strike rate of 106. He began that competition by gunning down Australia's 163 with Manan Vohra in 12 overs - in a 50-over game.

The second tournament was in Townsville, a venue for the upcoming World Cup, and it was the first time any of these boys were playing in Australia. India lost all their league games in unfamiliar conditions but were in the semi-final because of the quadrangular format. Chand's 94 against England helped put his side in the final, where his 112 against Australia gave India the title. In the Asia Cup a few months later, he scored centuries in the semi-final, against Sri Lanka, and in the final, against Pakistan.

Chand says he takes his books along every time, to study while at the cricket. His parents are teachers, and studying has been second nature to him from his time at Delhi Public School in Noida, to Modern School, and now to St Stephen's College, an institution of high standing in India. When asked if it's hard to strike a balance between responsibilities as heavy as education and a career in cricket, Chand says it's not, because he has "grown up like this".

He gives credit to his parents and uncle for where he is today, recounting childhood routines of being ferried from home to the swimming pool to school to the cricket ground and home again. (Chand was also a national-level swimmer in the butterfly stroke when at school.)

"I'm really lucky to have very good support from my family," he says. "My uncle is my idol. He talks to me four-five times a day. We talk about everything - not just cricket, about what's happening in my life. I keep getting lessons from them. Whenever something good happens, they praise me, but they also caution me that this could have also happened. Thanks to them I've been saved from other influences."

Chand first played for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy while in Class 11, and for Daredevils the following year. He recalls with fondness the excitement and anxiety he felt in the lead-up to being named in the Delhi squad. The last two years on the domestic circuit, where he has mixed it with the professionals, have been instructive.

"Patience is the most important thing. In Ranji you need to have patience," he says of the difference between age-group and first-class cricket. "I remember in the first match I was playing, against Gujarat, I was playing well, but then they started bowling outside off stump, wide outside off stump. I left a few balls but then I got a bit impatient, went after a ball and got out. That's how I learned that you need to be patient. I can say that two years ago I was much more immature than I am today."

When asked whether the IPL is shifting the priorities of cricketers of his generation, Chand's response is that it is not, for him at least. "You can't play for India by performing only in IPL. You need to perform in Ranji Trophy," he says. "It's important for me as a cricketer to take it really seriously. It's an important tournament and a cherished one."

The IPL, however, gave Unmukt an experience that the Ranji Trophy could not - an exposure to the pressure of playing in front of 30,000 spectators and being watched by millions on television. Two days after his Class 12 exams ended, in April 2011, he was told he'd be playing his first IPL match the next day - against Mumbai Indians at the Kotla. "I was very excited, very nervous," he says. "There was a puja at home. Everyone made the occasion very special. But when all these things happen, you start thinking this is not a normal game, this is something else.

"As I entered the ground, I was totally oblivious. I didn't know what to do, what was happening. I was really nervous. I could visualise myself being telecast on the TV, my parents watching. So all these things were happening."

His two-ball duck on debut is a blur of emotion. "All these things will come with any newcomer," Unmukt says. "It came with me, and it was a good experience. You don't get to experience these things again and again in life. This year was much better. I was more calm, not nervous."

Chand played only two matches in IPL 2012 and hasn't had a breakthrough innings yet. However, the experience - of facing the speed of Lasith Malinga and the guile of Shane Warne, of trying to focus in the midst of terrific noise, of having every on-field action scrutinised by cameras - has put the challenges of Under-19 cricket in perspective.

"It has helped me stay cool under pressure at times when others were not, because I've been in those situations and I've been in that pressure," he says. "I try to give the confidence to as many players as I can, and share as much as I can."

Chand is good friends with his Delhi team-mate Virat Kohli, who is perhaps the perfect example of how success at the Under-19 World Cup can help a fledgling career take flight. Chand says he's not as aggressive as Kohli, and that he speaks to him about overcoming challenges in the early stages of a career - of the sort that Kohli has successfully overcome to become the master of the chase in one-day cricket.

When he was struggling to convert starts into big scores in domestic one-dayers, Chand says Kohli told him to "say to myself that I'm the best and just react to the ball. That was something that really moved me."

"After he [Kohli] returned from Bangladesh [the Asia Cup], he came to the dressing room once during a Ranji Trophy match. I asked him a few questions. He told me, 'I've understood my game. It took me three years. I didn't know what was happening for the first three years. Now I plan my game and play accordingly.' He's very encouraging to me. He's a good buddy."

One of the more recent entries in Chand's diary is from a meeting with Rahul Dravid, who spoke to the Under-19 team while they were training for the World Cup at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. The message Chand took from the interaction was that cricket is a process of "self-discovery".

"The most important thing for us is to be self-aware," Chand said of what Dravid told them. "All the big players [Dravid] has seen in his life were aware of themselves, of their personalities, of their games. It's really important not just to play cricket but to learn about it and learn about yourself. This is how NCA's helped me really. I've started knowing about myself, my game, and how I react in certain situations and certain conditions."

The Under-19 World Cup might not make or break Unmukt Chand's career but he will be a more self-aware cricketer for the experience; and his interactions with players from 15 other cultures could leave his diary full and dictionary well-thumbed.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine...ry/576427.html

[Random Aussie]

"T-shirt, shorts and fashionable flip flops; strong physique earned in the gym; rakish hair and traces of stubble"

George Binoy thinks he's cute eh

[withlovefrom vizag]

he is the real deal,his determination is amazing!!

I have very high hopes abt his career...lets see

[munafpatel810]

Recently there was Umar akmal vs Kohli thread which was quite long.
Looks like Sami Aslam Vs Chand thread will pop up soon ..if it has not already.

[amit]

unmukt chands fav cricketer is virat kohli. that says a lot

[Bullet Drive]

Chand hits first ball and is out the next!

[khalil1986]

Watched some of his shots against Zimbabwe and must say he looks very good but yet to see how good he is temperamentally.

[Bullet Drive]

Does look very good. Averaging 34 this tournament.

[jusarrived]

Originally Posted by khalil1986 Watched some of his shots against Zimbabwe and must say he looks very good but yet to see how good he is temperamentally.

Not the best of technique strangely on the legside for a subcontinenet player , but he pulls of some freakish shots ...the best thing about him though is his temperament .

[MenInG]

One to watch today...

[Sandeep99]

Wow...we have Sehwag's replacement ready!

[MenInG]

He got out to a helicopter shot - thats a MSD replacement really

[LegCutter]

India's Sami Aslam counterpart

[kungfu90]

Both Sami and him disappoint.. Low scoring games..

[withlovefrom vizag]

Townsville, Australia: The India vs Pakistan games over the years have been tense and India U-19 captain Unmukt Chand did admit that he was very "nervous" and "shivering" till the last wicket pair of Harmeet Singh and Sandeep Sharma guided India to a one-wicket victory.

"I was very nervous, I had goose bumps. I am still shivering. I think both the teams played well. It's always good to play against Pakistan. They were competitive," Chand said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

The skipper was all praise for man-of-the-match Baba Aparajith for his all-round performance.

"He played well. It was his day today. He took four catches and then got their main batsman out. Had he finished unbeaten in his knock, it would been even better," Chand lavished praise on his teammate.

India were chasing a small target of 137 but crossed finish line with just one wicket in hand. Chand said he felt pressure as match could have gone in favour of either side.

The Indian captain said the rollicking start provided by the pacers, set the tone of the match.

"It was a good start for us. Sandeep bowled well and Ravikant and Passi were equally good. Fielding was also top notch," he said.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who scored a fighting half century admitted that they made mistakes.

"We tried our best. Sandeep was good. We made mistakes and that's why we lost," he said.

[freelance_cricketer]

All hopes on Unmukt now, come on yar.

[freelance_cricketer]

Captain's knock in final.


Jeet ho ya haar ho, i'm already proud of the boys and Unmukt.

[freelance_cricketer]

Hundred in Under-19 World Cup final !



Brings it up with a , would you believe it?

[alii]

judging by his captaincy and the way he plays, i think india has found another virat kohli, has the same personality and also from delhi as well. what do u guys think

[amlafan79]

what a innings..
what striking....take a bow!

[Cricfan4eva]

What a tough character, Big match player!

Getting a century in final with a 6, that just shows his confidence.

[Statsman]

Bump!!

Rises up to the occasion!!

[avidlearner]

Unmukt, Vijay Zol(despite his failure in the finals), Baba Aparijith are the players to watch out for.

Great captain's knock from Unmukt, paced his 100 very well once he got past 60 runs.

[avidlearner]

Sorry double post

[Sandeep99]

Virat Kohli 2.0! World, watch out for India!!!

[freelance_cricketer]

He will hopefully do the same in 2015 at MCG for the senior team. Chhhha gya Unmukt

[cricketindiafan]

100 in the final of the quadrangular series in Australia, 100 in the final of Asia Cup final and a 100 now in u-19 WC final..not sure if any u-19 batsman has ever been as successful in the one dayers at that level..

[Saurav]

wat an innings,the straight drive six n cover six were just pure class.

lots of people here were saying hes flashy.apparently hes not

[cricket.mad]

cover six was one of the best ever shot I have seen in this level of cricket

[sunnykhan]

Kohli also hit century in the against South Africa in the final of U-19 World Cup. And He was the captain then. So much similarities between him and Chand

[Saurav]

Originally Posted by sunnykhan Kohli also hit century in the against South Africa in the final of U-19 World Cup. And He was the captain then. So much similarities between him and Chand

no he didnt

[IgnitedMind]

[Saurav]

Originally Posted by LegCutter India's Sami Aslam counterpart

Sami who?

[dani2k]

Seven fours and SIX SIXES in an unbeaten century in a WC final! Third consecutive century in a final! True champion...

[leatherface58]

Should be a part of Indian test and odi setup. They will be needing some backup openers after sehwag and gambhir retire or else are rested.

[Saurav]

^ not sure about tests,but ODIs for sure

[mastermind_quad]

And he is a National Level Swimmer as well.

[mastermind_quad]

He is a part of India 'A' squad to NZ.

[freelance_cricketer]

Some of those sixes were massive, Unmukt reminds you so much of Virat Kohli. Even better.

Unmukt at this age is better than what Virat was in his teens.

[Smiling Creed]

Don't push him fast, give him time, play him in longer format. Even though he scored century in final, let's play in 'A' tours before pushing him to national side.

[amlafan79]

Originally Posted by Smiling Creed Don't push him fast, give him time, play him in longer format. Even though he scored century in final, let's play in 'A' tours before pushing him to national side.

he is in a team which will tour nz

[amlafan79]

plz some one create unmukt chand vs umar akmal thread

[leatherface58]

Originally Posted by amlafan79 plz some one create unmukt chand vs umar akmal thread

Before that they need the Sharma vs Akmal thread

[jusarrived]

Originally Posted by freelance_cricketer Some of those sixes were massive, Unmukt reminds you so much of Virat Kohli. Even better. Unmukt at this age is better than what Virat was in his teens.

Technically , No .

But yeah Chand is surely more destructive than Virat at Similar age .

[munafpatel810]

kohli is his friend and sort of mentor.....
now rohit sharma vs umar akmal needed
and next umar vs chand needed

it will help both chand and sharma immensely

[amlafan79]

Originally Posted by leatherface58 Before that they need the Sharma vs Akmal thread

hahaha
well for starters akram likes him
anyway for me our best bowler was harmeet followed by ravikant

[shotter]

WOW, what an innings, what a player, hats off to the kid

make no mistake, this kid is the real deal

india have unleashed another batting star

kohli, raina and now chand, future is looking good for India, well the batting side of it, cant say the same for the bowling

[Amar786]

Originally Posted by shotter WOW, what an innings, what a player, hats off to the kid make no mistake, this kid is the real deal india have unleashed another batting star kohli, raina and now chand, future is looking good for India, well the batting side of it, cant say the same for the bowling

You are insulting india by naming raina name pujara or anyone else not raina he aint at the standars of kohli or chand no way near them.

[wasim-fan]

India's diary-writing, dictionary-wielding captain

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine...ry/576427.html

[freelance_cricketer]

Originally Posted by Amar786 You are insulting india by naming raina name pujara or anyone else not raina he aint at the standars of kohli or chand no way near them.

Raina's a class act in ODIs.

[munafpatel810]

Raina is very valuable asset in ODI/T20s who has won Indian many close games.... even if he is crap in tests