Thomas Knight Named As Scotlands Captain For 2026 Mens U19 World Cup
U19 World Cup: Thomas Knight has been appointed as Scotlands captain for the 2026 International Cricket Council (ICC) Mens Under-19 World Cup, to be held in Namibia and Zimbabwe from January 15 to February 6. In a statement, Cricket Scotland said that following the ICC Europe Qualifier in August, Shlok Thaker and Shreyas Tekale have been added to the squad for the biannual showpiece event. Its exciting to welcome Shlok and Shreyas into the squad, and were really happy to see the work theyve put in to get to this stage, said head coach Keegan Russell. Shlok was with us as part of the wider training squad and unfortunately missed out on a place at the Qualifier. Hes gone away and taken on board the feedback, put a huge amount into his training, and come back fitter and stronger and is now bowling the best that weve seen him. Its really pleasing to see that approach hes taken, responding to what could be seen as a setback, and hes come back stronger for it. Shreyas had a great tour in Ireland with the U17 squad at the Celtic Cup and proved a real handful on the wickets over there, he said. Hes had a tough journey in terms of the teams hes had to graft to get into, and as someone who wasnt in our wider squad at the start of the year, hes come on a great deal and turned heads with some of his performances, so he deserves his selection. Scotlands squad will fly to South Africa on December 30 for a training camp at Potchefstroom, before heading to Zimbabwe for playing warm-up games against India in Bulawayo and Bangladesh in Harare. The tournament begins for Scotland on January 15 when they take on hosts Zimbabwe in Harare, followed by Group B matches against Pakistan and England on January 19 and 21, respectively. Its an exciting time for everyone, but its been challenging as well. Its important to remember that we are looking after a group of teenage boys who are training like professionals ahead of this World Cup, so its been brilliant to see their excitement, and its been a long time coming for them, he added. The tournament begins for Scotland on January 15 when they take on hosts Zimbabwe in Harare, followed by Group B matches against Pakistan and England on January 19 and 21, respectively. Also Read: Live Cricket Score Scotland squad: Thomas Knight, Finlay Carter, Max Chaplin, George Cutler, Rory Grant, Finlay Jones, Ollie Jones, Ali Khan, Olly Pillinger, Ethan Ramsay, Theo Robinson, Manu Saraswat, Shlok Thaker, Shreyas Tekale, and Jake Woodhouse Article Source: IANS
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