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act
saboutnewpl
ayer
sinI
PL

Lal
i
thyadav(Del
hicapi
tal
s)

 Lal
i
tYadavwasbor
nonJanuar
y3,1
997,atDel
hi.

 Hehitsi
xsixesinanoveri
nagameatt heNajaf
garhSpor
tscompl
ex.I
nthatmatch,
Yadavst
ruck1 30runsi
njust46bal
l
s.Hehit1
3sixesand9four
sint
hatknock.

 Hi
ssecondsi
xsi
xesi
nanoverweredur
ingagameatt
heAr
unJai
tl
eySt
adi
um.Thi
s
wasatt
heDDCAT20leagueatFer
ozShahKot
la.

 Yadavdr
eamsofwalki
ngtheli
nesofhi
sDelhi
Capit
alsteammat
esShr
eyasI
yer
,
Ri
shabhPantandPr
it
hviShaw,anddonthebl
ueshi
rt.

 YadavpursuedBachel
orsi
nArtsfr
om Delhi
’
sShradhanandColl
ege.Hewasi
nit
ial
l
ya
wicket
-keeperbat
sman,butl
atermast
eredtheartofof
f-spi
nbowli
ng.

 Gr
owi
ngup,hi
sidol
wasPr
adeepSangwan.

 ABdeVi
l
li
ersi
shi
sfavour
it
eint
ernat
ional
cri
cket
er.

 T20Leagueon9Januar y,2018.I
twasinamat chagai
nstPunjabatDelhi
.Hescor
ed
anunbeaten10-bal
l15i
nt hi
smatch.Healsotookthei
mportantwicketoft
he
exper
iencedopenerofPunjab,MananVohra.

 Hemadehi sT20debutatt he2017–18Vij

ayHazareTrophyon15Februar
y,2018.
Thi
stime,theoppositi
onwasHi machal
Pradesh,andthevenuewasNadaun.Unli
ke
hi
sprevioustwodebut s,hisLi
stAdebutwasunimpressi
ve.Hebowled10oversand
conceded49r uns,wit
houtanysuccess.Healsocouldmanagetoaccumulat
eonlya
coupl
eofr uns,befor
eRi shiDhawanbowledhim

Ni
khi
lnai
k(Kol
kat
akni
ghtr
ider
s)

 Despi
tebeingaMarat
hiandnotknowi
ngt
hePunj
abi
language,hel
ovesanddances
t
oPunjabisongs.

 Hei
sfondl
ycal
l
edt
he‘
I
ndi
anRussel
l
’byhi
smat
eint
heKol
kat
aKni
ghtRi
der
s.

 Hehadat
ought
imebef
orebei
ngabl
etor
iset
othet
opi
ntheCr
icket
.

 Hel
osthi
smot
hert
oPar
alys
isi
n201
0.
 Hi
sfat
heri
saFi
shmer
chant
.

 Hisf
ir
st-cl
assdebutcamewhi
l
epl
ayi
ngf
orMahar
asht
raon7Januar
y201
9int
he
Ranj
iTrophy.

 Eversi
ncehisbeginni
ngofplayi
ngCri
cket,hewasaneatwi cket
-keeper.Owi
ngto
hi
sperfectwi
cket-keepi
ngskil
l
s,hewasnot i
ced.Thi
sway,hewasdr aft
edint
otheU
-15Cri
cketTeam ofMaharashtr
aatatenderageof1 2.

 Hehasappear
edinMahar
ashtr
a’sal
lgr
oup-basedsides.Hehasalsobeent
he
Capt
ainoft
heU-1
6andU- 19Team andledt
owi nni
ng2Nat i
onal
ti
tles.

 Alt
houghhewasanichewicket-keeper
,hestruggl
edwhil
ebatti
ngandhi
tt
ing4sand
6s.Hehadtolosewei
ghtt
oconcent rat
eonhisbatti
ng.Af
terl
osi
ngsomewei ght
,he
st
artedi
mprovi
ngandhadnoi ssuesinhit
ti
ngoutofthegr
oundshots.

 Befor
ehebeganplaying,hewasawel loffTenni
splayer.Hehadanameinthe
Tenni
s-ball
regi
onofKonkan.Hi swayofhit
ti
ngtheTennisbal
lmadehisf
atherget
hi
m enrol
ledint
heloneCricketAcademyofMahar asht
ra.

Yashasvi
Jai
swal
(Raj
ast
hanr
oyal
s)

1
.Bor
ninUP

Yashasvi
Jaiswalwasborninasmallt
ownnameBhadohi inUtt
arPr
adesh.But,l
eft
hi
sbirt
hplaceattheageof11yearsi
nhisquesttopursuehisul
ti
mat
edream to
becomeacr icket
er.However
,itwasnevereasyforhi
mt obecomeacricket
erand
hadtoovercomemanyobst acl
esinhisrout
etoglory.

2.Usedt
osel
lPaani
Pur
i

Theyoungcr i
cket
erusedtosell
Paani Puri
onthestr
eetsofMumbaiaf
tercomi
ng
from hi
scr
icketpract
icei
nordertoearnhisdail
ywages.I
twassomeharddaysfor
theyoungladbeforehehitt
hespotl
ightinthedomesti
ccir
cui
twi
thhi
sbatti
ng.

3.Spot
tedbyJwal
aSi
ngh

JwalaSingh,t
hecoachandf ounderofMumbai Cri
cketcl
ub,spott
edanat
ur al
talent
i
nYashvi Jai
swalandfel
tthathecoul
dbet henextri
si
ngstarf
orIndiai
ncr
icket.So,
JwalaSinghstar
tedworki
nghar donenhancingJasi
wal’
sgameandnowt heyoung
cr
icket
erisreapi
ngit
soutcome.
4.Yashasvi
Jai
swal
ent
eredt
her
ecor
dbooksatt
heageof1
2

Yashasvi
Jaiswalet
chedhi snamei ntherecor dbookswhenatt heageof1 2he
pl
ayedamar at
honknockof31 9andregisteredast
onishi
ngbowl i
ngfiguresof1 3/
99
i
nthesamemat chplayi
ngf orAnj
umanI slam HighSchoolagainstRaj
aShi vaji
Vi
dyamandi ri
naGilesShieldschoolsmat chinJanuary2014.Ashesmashedt he
hi
ghestscoreandmostwi cketsinamat chi naschool-l
evelcompetit
ion.Itwashis
j
uststeptowardshi
sul t
imatedream andwentont oplayandbr eakseveral r
ecords.

5.Endedupast
hel
eadi
ngscor
eri
nYout
hAsi
aCup

I
n201 8Yout hAsiaCup,Yas hasvismashed318r unsinfourgamesandthe
i
nterest
ingfactwast hatasnoneoft hepl
ayer
sint hattour
namentmanagedtogo
past200r uns.I
twashi sposit
iveatt
it
udebecauseofwhi chJaiswal
managedtoget
hi
snameest abl
ishedasoneoft heemergi
ngcricketer
sinthecountr
y.

6.Vi
j
ayHazar
eTr
ophy201
9-20washi
sbr
eakt
hroughseason

Earl
ier
,thi
syearhesmashedadoubleinVi
jayHazar
eTrophyandal sobecamethe
youngestplayeri
nLi
stAcri
ckett
odoso.Heachievedt
hemi l
estoneattheageof17
yearsand292dayswhichwasear l
i
erhel
dbyAlanBarr
ow( 20yearsand275din
1975).

7.Namedi
nIndi
a’
ssquadf
orUnder
-192020Wor
ldCup

Recentl
y,heplayedabril
l
iantknockof1 08runsagai
nstAf
ghani
stanandtookt
wo
i
mpor t
antwickets.Hi
smind-wobbli
ngf orm wit
hthebatwasnotnegl
ectedbyt
he
I
ndianselect
orsandsoonhewaspi ckedbyt hesel
ect
orsi
ntheUnder-1
9squadfor
t
he2020U1 9Wor ldCup.

8.Li
stAcar
eer

Hemadehi sdebutofListAcareerearli
ert
hisyearplayingforMumbai against
Chatti
sgarh.Jaiswal
’si
mpressi
vestatsspeakforthepot ent
ialhepossesses.In12
games,Yashasvi hasmustered779r unsatanaverageof70. 81withthr
eet onsand
thr
eef i
ft
ies.Hisbestscor
einfi
rst
-classcri
cketi
s203r unst
hatheamassedagai nst
Jharkhand.
 9.Raj
ast
hanRoyal
spi
ckedYashasvi
Jai
swal
at1
2-t
imeshi
sbasepr
ice

Theauct i
oneertookhisnamet herewasas tr
angesilenceint heroom wit
hnoneof
theeightfr
anchisesrai
sedtheirbid.i
tlookedlikehemi ghtgounsol dbutsoon
Mumbai I
ndiansstar
trai
sedtheirbidoverhisnameandl ateron,theywerejoinedby
KingsXIPunjabandKol kataKnightRidersinthebiddingwar .Outoftheblue,
RajasthanRoyalscameupandsnappedupYashasvi Jai
swal atapriceof2.40Cror
e
thatwas1 2timesmor ethanhi
sbasepr i
ce.

Ravi
Bishnoi
(Ki
ngsXl
Punj
ab)

 Hewasthehi
ghestwi
cket
-takeri
ntheunder1
9wor
ldcup2020hel
dinSout
h
Af
ri
ca.

 Hi
sfat
herdoesnotwanthi
ssont
ospoi
lhi
sst
udyf
orcr
icket
.

 Hestar
tedhi
scareerasamedium pacerbutthent
urnedspi
nner
.Hi
scoachf
elt
t
hathedoesnothavethephysi
queofafastbowler
.

 Het
ravel
s40km dai
l
ytopl
aycr
icketf
rom hi
svi
l
laget
oJodhpur
.

 Hi
sidol
isShaneWar
ne.

 Mumbai I
ndi
answer
ethef
ir
stt
eam t
opl
aceabi
dagai
nstRavi
in2020I
PL
auct
ion.

 Her
emai
nedasanetbowl
erf
orRaj
ast
hanr
oyal
s.

 Hi
shobbi
esar
etr
avel
i
ngal
lar
oundt
hewor
ldandpl
ayi
ngcr
icket
.

 Ravi
Bishnoi
andhi
smot
herwat
chcr
ickett
oget
herwhi
l
ehi
sfat
heratschool

Pr
iyam gar
g(sunr
iser
sHyder
abad)

1
.Bi
rt
h:

Pri
yam Gar gwasbornon30November2000i nUtt
arPradesh’sMeerut.Hehailsf
rom a
vi
ll
agecalledQui
laPari
kshit
garhontheoutski
rt
sofMeerut.Heisari
ght- handedbatsman
andrepresent
shishomest at
eintheIndi
andomesti
ccir
cuit.I
nthepast,hehadf eat
uredfor
Utt
arPradeshatUnder-14s,Under-
16sandUnder-19s.
2.Ahar
dwor
kingf
ather
:

Priyam’ sf
atherNar eshGargwasn’tr
ichenoughtoaf f
ordcricketki
tsandmoneyf or
coachi ng.Hebor rowedmoneyandgotPr i
yam j
oinedintoagoodacademyi nMeerut.
Priyam isoneoft hef i
vechi
l
dreninthefamil
y(2sonsand3daught er
s).Hence,tomeetall
thesenecessi t
ies,NareshGarghadt osel
lmil
kdoor -
to-door.Heevendr oveschoolbuses
andal soloadinggoodst oensur
ePr i
yam wasprovidedwi t
ht hebesttoreachthetoplevel
.

3.Ont
hepat
hofachi
evi
ngmot
her
’sdr
eam:

Pri
yam’smotherwantedtoseehersonpl
ayi
ngcri
cketi
nIndi
ancolour
s.Unfor
tunat
ely,she
passedawayin2011.The19-year
-ol
disnowsett
oleadthecount
ryinthe2020ICCUnder -
19Wor l
dCup.[Sour
ce:PTI]

4.Themanofbi
ghundr
eds:

Pri
yam Gargiswellknownf orhisbi
gknocksattheagelevelcr
icket.Dur
ingthe201 4/
1 5
Vij
ayMerchantTrophy,hescor ed202and200r especti
vel
yagainstMadhyaPr adeshU1 6s
andChhatti
sgarhU1 6s.I
nthe201 5/
16CoochBeharTr ophy,Pr
iyam scoredanunbeat en
223againstHaryanaU1 9s.I
nthe201 7/1
8seasonofthesamecompet i
ti
on,t
heyoungst er
scored206inthemat chagainstDel
hi Under
-19s.

5.Acent
uryonRanj
iTr
ophydebut
:

Followi
nghiseff
ort
sinU16andU1 9tournament,Pr
iyam Gar gwasfast
-tr
ackedintothe
UttarPradeshRanj
iTr
ophyt eam evenbeforeheturned1 8.Hemadehi sdebutattheageof
17yearsand336daysagai nstGoa.Hescor edanunbeat en1 1
7fr
om 181ballswit
hni ne
foursandshareda250-run4t hwicketst
andwithskipperAkashdeepNath.Thus,Priyam
becameonl ythe2ndyoungestplayertoscoreahundr edonRanjidebutforUtt
arPradesh.

JPYadavwas1 7yearsand139daysoldwhenheaccomplishedt
hisfeatwhenhewas17
yearsand139daysol
d.Overall
,theU1
9skipperi
sthe4t
hyoungestRanjiTr
ophycent
uri
on
forUPasthetoptwointhi
sli
stareSur
eshRaina(
17y12din2003/04)andMohammadKai f
(17y119di
n1997/98)
.

6.Fi
rst
-cl
assdoubl
ecent
uryat1
8:
I
tdidn’ttakelongf orPriyam t
oscoreadoublecenturyinRanjiTrophyashegotonei nonl
y
hi
s7t hmat ch.Theyoungs t
erwalkedoutt
obatagai nstTri
puraafterhi
steam werel
eftat
21/
3i nthef i
rstsession.Hethensharedpart
nershi
psof207wi thAkashdeepNath(106)and
247wi thRinkuSi ngh(149)forthe4t
hand5thwi cketsrespecti
velyasUttarPr
adesh
declaredtheirinningsof552/7.

Pri
yam Gargwasdismissedaft
erfaci
ng371deliver
iesforhis206thatincl
uded23four
sand
asix.Hewasonly18yearsand22daysol datthestartofthematchwhi chmakeshimthe
3rdyoungestI
ndi
antoscoreaf i
rst
-cl
assdoublecentury.Reeti
nderSinghSodhiwas17
yearsand15daysoldwhenhescor edhismaidendoubl etonin1997/98Ranji
seasonwhil
e
Ambat i
Rayuduwas1 7yearsand55daysoldin2002/ 03.

7.Ar
ecor
dRanj
iseason:

Alongsidethedoublecentur
yanddebuthundr ed,Priyam alsoscoredfourf i
ft
iesacr
os st
he
15inningshebattedduri
ngthe201 8/
19t our
nament .Hefinishedwi t
h814r unsatanaver age
of67.83andwasoneoft he1 3playerstoscoreover800r unsi nt
hatedi
tionofRanjiTrophy.
I
nf act
,Pr i
yam wasonlythe2ndpl ayerintheRanjiTrophyhi st
orytoaggregate800r unsin
anedition.Ri
nkuSinghbecamet hef i
rsttodosoint he201 8/ 1
9seasononl y.Thelef
t-hander
endedupwi t
h953atawhoppi ngaver ageof105.88.

8.SuccessasI
ndi
ancapt
ainatUnder
-19l
evel
:

Priyam GarghasledtheIndianteam i
n8of f
ici
alYout
hODImat chesthusf aroutofwhich
theteam wonsix.Theright
-handeraggregated321runsi
nseveni nningshepl ayedacross
those8Yout hODIs.Heaver ages53.5withanunbeatent
onandt wofift
ies.Underhis
capt ai
ncy,I
ndi
awont heTri-Nati
onU1 9tour
namentheldinEnglandinvolvingBangladeshas
the3r dteam.Pr
iyam’s73-runknockinthefinalwast
hetopscor eforIndiaduri
ngthe262-
runchase.

9.Fr
om mi
ssi
ngt
he201
8team t
ocapt
aini
ngt
het
eam i
n2020:

Priyam Garghadachancet
obepartofthe2018Under-19sWorl
dCupheldi
nNewZeal and
i
tselfwhichwaswonbyIndi
a.However,adipi
nhisscor
esaround201
7-2018per
ioddidn’
t
givehim achancet
obepartoft
heU1 9sidewhenhewas1 7year
sand2monthsold.
Kar
thi
kthyagi
(Raj
ast
hanr
oyal
s)

1.
Hehasplayedi
nU-14,
U-1
6,Vi
jayMer
chantTr
ophy,VeenuMockadTr
ophy,CoachVi
har
Tr
ophyandinRanj
iTr
ophyt
oo.

2.Hehasperf
ormedwel
lwi
thhi
sout
standi
ngt
alentandgr
abbedt
heat
tent
ionoft
he
select
ors.

3.Hehasnowplayedint
ernat
ionalmatchesagai
nstEngl
and,Bangl
adeshandAf
ghani
stan
andgavethem atoughcompetit
ion.

4.
Kart
ikTyagi
tookahattr
ickinhi
sver
yfi
rstoverdur
ingt
hef
ir
stwar
mupmat
chofU-
19
Worl
dCupagai nstAf
ghanist
an.

5.
Austral
ianDavieswasseensledgingKart
ikTyagi
tobowl ataspeci
fi
cspotduri
ngamatch
i
ntheU- 19worldCupthi
syear .Tyagiwasseensmil
ingatDaviesandexchangi
ngafew
words.Theverynextbowl,TyagigetsDavi
escaughtbehi
nd.