It is a dream for each cricketer to play at Lord’s someday in his or profession. Together with his eyes mounted on the Honours Board on the names like KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah and different Indian stalwarts, Vaibhav Suryavanshi‘s fairly ambition of that includes alongside the large names in world cricket took off when the India U-19 workforce visited the House of Cricket lately.
Suryavanshi is part of the India U-19 aspect of their tour of England. Whereas the entire Indian U-19 workforce watched Shubman Gill etch his identify into historical past books in Birmingham, the longer term India stars got a tour of Lord’s the place their seniors suffered a collapse whereas chasing 193 towards England within the third Check.
In a video shared by the BCCI, the Blue Colts have been in awe of the dreamy stadium as they witnessed Lord’s iconic areas – the Lengthy Room, gamers’ balcony, the place in addition they clicked a bunch image. Nonetheless, Suryavanshi stole the highlight in a two minute 31 seconds video, the place the Rajasthan Royals star was drawn to the Lord’s dressing room and its famed Honours Board.
Its not solely a tour however an inspiration for the younger boys, opined head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who was part of the tour tour in 1994. “It’s a really massive second. One is the historical past of Lord’s, and second, there are such a lot of nice achievements right here by our countrymen. It’s nice to know the legacy this place has.
“We toured Lord’s in 1994 as Below-19s as properly. So I may relate to what they’re feeling — the boards within the dressing rooms the place the achievements are written, the fifers and the lots of — this stuff actually encourage you,” Kanitkar mentioned.
Memorable birthday for Ayush Mhatre
Apart from the highlight on Suryavanshi, it was a giant day for India U-19 captain Ayush Mhatre, who celebrated his birthday at Lord’s balcony. “It’s a really special occasion for me that my birthday was celebrated at Lord’s, and my cake slicing occurred on the venue,” Mhatre mentioned.
“There’ll by no means be a much bigger second in my life, however this greatest second feels very particular. After seeing all of this, I can’t await the day once I can come right here to play and bat,” added the Chennai Tremendous Kings star. Of their tour of England, India gained the youth ODI collection 3-2 and drew the primary youth Check. The second sport begins on July 20.
