Recalls U-15 Days
USA pacer Saurabh Netravalkar recently spoke about his close bond with Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav, having played together as under-15 cricketers for Mumbai. USA all-rounder Harmeet Singh looked up to Rohit Sharma growing up, and looks forward to facing his former India U19 teammates during an upcoming match against them.
Recalls U-15 Days | India vs. USA T20 World Cup Group A match at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York
India and USA will meet in an important T20 World Cup Group A clash at New York. India are undefeated after two matches and look on track to reaching the Super Eights.
This match will mark the inaugural meeting between USA and Ireland in any format, and this contest holds great significance for them as USA are currently second in their league having defeated Canada and Ireland previously.Suryakumar Yadav
Both teams are expected to field unchanged XIs for this game. With New York pitch having settled down recently and providing batsmen more chances, expect a low-scoring affair.Recalls U-15 Days
Saurabh Netravalkar will look to add to his impressive performances for USA against his former side, India. At 32, Netravalkar has been instrumental in their bowling unit’s two wins so far in 2018.Recalls U-15 Days
Netravalkar and Suryakumar Yadav share an affinity, having both played for Mumbai Ranji Trophy’s Under-15 side together back when Suryakumar Yadav was just 15 years old. He praises Yadav’s exceptional talent, always knowing he would make it big – something which brings great pleasure for Netravalkar who cannot wait for more opportunities to play against him again!Recalls U-15 Days
Recalls U-15 Days | Netravalkar recalls U-15 days with ‘close friend’ Suryakumar Yadav
Saurabh Netravalkar has found remarkable stability within cricket’s volatile professional career landscape by working for tech giant Oracle and bowling for USA National Team. Since he was a teenager, this left-arm pacer has balanced coding demands with cricket; becoming America’s newest sporting hero.Recalls U-15 Days
Young man from Mumbai who represented India at U-19 level with KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal moved his base from India to the USA because there were not enough opportunities available domestically for him to fulfill his dreams of playing professional tennis in India. But it has actually helped his career as his USA team, who were considered outsiders going into Group Stage, are currently challenging for qualification into Super Eights phase of tournament.
Harmeet Singh, Monank Patel (captain), Milind Kumar (Noshtush Kenjige and Nisarg Patel), Saurabh is thrilled to reunite with former junior-level teammates he played alongside on Mumbai Under-15 side such as Suryakumar Yadav; these two will face each other when India play India at New York this month. Saurabh says they have always been close with Yadav; both were also members of Mumbai Under-15 side where Saurabh played alongside Suryakumar Yadav. Saurabh says they share strong bonds that will endure when taking on India when taking on India against India at New York this April.Recalls U-15 Days
Recalls U-15 Days | Netravalkar reminisces about his time practicing with India captain Rohit Sharma
Saurabh Netravalkar is delighted with the opportunity to compete against India on such an impressive stage as the World Cup. As his former Under-15 teammate admired India’s talent and determination. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli impressed him during his Under-15 stint and now looks forward to watching how their batsmanship unfolds during this tournament.Recalls U-15 Days
Pacer Netravalkar of USA became famous after bowling a match-winning Super Over against Pakistan on June 6. Since then, many have praised his outstanding performance and on Wednesday in New York he will face India.Suryakumar Yadav
The match will provide an opportunity for Indian expats who moved to the USA and worked hard to pursue their goals of playing international cricket to reconnect. Nine of USA’s 15-man squad were born in India; thus providing young Indian players an excellent platform to demonstrate their talents against some of the best cricket players around.Suryakumar Yadav
USA’s top order features Monank Patel (captain), Aaron Jones, Steven Taylor, Corey Anderson and Saurabh Netravalkar; with Netravalkar being known for his powerful left-handed power hitting style which can help him score big runs off short deliveries. Netravalkar was impressive during USA’s two opening matches and should remain in his place against India – with some additional support coming from their middle order to achieve victory against them.Suryakumar Yadav
Recalls U-15 Days | Netravalkar reminisces about his time playing against Virat Kohli
Many young Indian cricketers aspire to make it big on the global stage, yet don’t always have a clear plan in mind for how this should unfold. One such team is America, where left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh and captain Saurabh Netravalkar had represented India at age-group and senior-level domestic circuits before coming over here to represent America at national level.Suryakumar Yadav
Netravalkar was one of the leading wicket-takers at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup held in New Zealand, sharing a dressing room with players such as Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal and Jaydev Unadkat. However, instead of making it to professional cricket he chose instead to study computer science at Cornell University instead of returning home.Suryakumar Yadav
Netravalkar remains passionate about playing for India despite working as an engineer and being part of the USA national team, hoping to be included in their squad that faces Pakistan in the final group stage match.Suryakumar Yadav
On June 16th, USA will face Pakistan for an important test to progress to the Super Eights. They must win all three remaining matches without Ishan Kishan due to an official leave of absence from work which may have an adverse impact on their chances.Suryakumar Yadav
