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UTCA's Nikhil Kumar selected for Under 19 series against Australia
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, August 31, 2024: All rounder Nikhil Kumar has been selected for the series against the Australian team which is visiting India later in September this year. This was confirmed by UTCA’s President Sanjay Tandon after receiving a BCCI communication on Saturday.
Tandon and UTCA’s Secretary Devender Sharma met Nikhil Kumar and presented him a BCCI cap in the presence of his coach Deepak Lotiya and father Vinesh Kumar.A multi-format series will be played between the two nations from September 21.
The ODI series will be played at Puducherry wherein the first match is scheduled on September 21 followed by second one on September 23. The final match of the series is slated for September 26.
Thereafter, both the teams will move to Chennai for two four-day matches series. The first match will be played on September 30 followed by the second match on October 7.
Nikhil has been performing consistently in the past seasons. In the season 2022-23, Nikhil scored 272 runs in the BCCI Under 19 tournament which included a double century.
He also took two wickets in that season. In the last 2023-24 domestic season, Nikhil amassed 275 runs and took 19 wickets while in ODIs, he gathered 151 runs and took four wickets. This also included two half-centuries.
Last season, Nikhil was included in the Zonal Cricket Academy camp held in Mohali and later found his berth at the National Cricket Academy’s camp held at Ahmedabad. In the five ODIs matches during this camp, Nikhil scored 122 runs in four innings and took nine wickets.
Tandon expressed his hopes that with international level players, Nikhil will bring more sharpness to his game and will be able to deliver well for the UTCA teamin the upcoming domestic season of BCCI.