KALLICHARAN CONFIDENT ABOUT UNDER-19

Couva, Trinidad - Kirstan Kallicharan is confident of making the West Indies Under-19 team after completing a successful training camp in Jamaica.

The all-rounder scored 108 runs and took six wickets from four practice matches held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.

“The practice game were not bad for me and I was happy with my performances with the ball and the bat. I thought my performances at the camp was strong even though I did not have much of a break since I went stright from the Under-17 tournament into the Under-19 tournament,” said Kallicharan.

The 15-year old was adamant that the West Indies Under-19 training camp was beneficial to his cricketing development.

“I thought this was a good experience for me since I got to learn from the other players at the camp and interact with different players from the region,” said Kallicharan.

He felt that his chances of being selected on the Youth West Indies team for the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh next year were significantly improved due to being an all-rounder.

“Knowing that I am the only leg-break bowler in the team and my performances were quite good during the practice games makes me confident about making the West Indies Under-19 team. I think my ability to bat in the middle order and bowl leg-break has boosted my chances. I just need to continue training and working hard and once I get good scores and take wickets I will have a good chance of being on the team,” Kallicharan explained.

The national youth player had to battle a fever during the Regional Under-19 tournament which prevented him from being at his best.

“It impacted me quite a bit since coming out from the Under-17 tournament in Tobago and having form it was tough stopping for a bit to recover. I did not play for a week and it was tough finding back my form in the Regional Under-19. I did not perform to the best of my ability but I did the best I could under the circumstances and I was happy with how I played.” said Kallicharan.

TTCB Media Release.