Batsman Bhaskar Yadram and wicket keeper Joshua Persaud have been included in a West Indies Under-19 squad recently named by the Selection Panel of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The Guyanese duo will join 13 other Regional youth players on the tour, which is being used as pre-World Cup preparation by the reigning World Youth Champions.
The tours are being undertaken as part of the Windies Under-19s’ build-up to the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, from January 12 to February 4 next year.
Bhaskar Yadram (left) and Joshua Persaud
Windies Under-19s are the defending champions, having won their first title in February 2016 in Bangladesh under the leadership of Shimron Hetmyer.
The current captain is Emmanuel Stewart, with Kirstan Kallicharran as vice captain. They were members of the World Cup-winning squad from last year.
The West Indies Under-19 Squad is: Emmanuel Stewart (captain), Kirstan Kalilcharan (vice captain), Te-Shawn Alleyne, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Bishop, Cephas Cooper, Mykille Louis, Darron Nedd, Matthew Patrick, Joshua Persaud, Javor Royal, Kegan Simmons, Javier Spencer, Bhaskar Yadram and Nyeem Young
Team Management Unit: Graeme West (Head Coach), Dwain Gill (Team Manager), Corey Collymore (Assistant Coach), Khevyn Williams (Physiotherapist), Zephyrinus Nicholas (Fitness Coach), Dinesh Mahabir (Video Data Analyst).
The following is the schedule for the tours: West Indies Under-19s to South Africa in July: Tuesday 4: Tour Match vs South Africa Under-19 XI – Varsity Oval, Durban. Thursday 6: Tour Match vs Kwa-Zulu Natal Academy – Varsity Oval. Sunday 9: 1st Youth ODI – Chatsworth Oval, Durban. Wednesday 12: 2nd Youth ODI – Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg. Friday 14: 3rd Youth ODI – Pietermaritzburg Oval. Sunday 16: 4th Youth ODI – Pietermaritzburg Oval. Wednesday 19: 5th Youth ODI – Chatsworth Oval
West Indies Under-19s to Zimbabwe – July: Sunday 23: 1st Youth ODI – Venue to be decided. Wednesday 26: 2nd Youth ODI – Venue to be decided. Saturday 29: 3rd Youth ODI – Venue to be decided.
