Step in proper path, most of them carried out: Hrishikesh Kanitkar on U-19 Asia Cup win

Head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar has mentioned the Indian workforce’s triumph within the U-19 Asia Cup is a step in proper path with not only one however many gamers excelling earlier than the ICC World Cup begins within the West Indies later this month.
India reaffirmed their supremacy within the event with a document eighth title as they hammered Sri Lanka by 9 wickets in a rain-hit summit showdown in Dubai on Friday.
“I think it’s a step in the right direction. What I felt is, like you said, quite a number of people performed and we won games,” Kanitkar advised PTI over cellphone from Dubai after the India Colts received the event.
India’s solely loss within the competitors got here in opposition to arch-rivals Pakistan who misplaced to Sri Lanka within the semifinals.
“We didn’t must depend upon sure gamers solely and from the teaching viewpoint, that’s at all times signal, when extra folks contribute to a win and we don’t depend upon only a few gamers.
“So, from that time I’m glad (and) it’s been excellent high-level matches additionally, and we have now been challenged in three out of 4 video games or 5 video games.
“It’s been so far great preparation in terms of match practise, now the big goal is the World Cup,” Kanitkar, who has performed 2 Tests and 34 ODIs, added.
The India workforce will now head to the West Indies for the World Cup, which is to be performed from January 14 to February 5, and in line with Kanitkar, who has 10,400 runs from 146 first-class matches, the Yash Dhull-led workforce is taking one step at a time.
“We are planning to take one step at a time, not (think) too far ahead into the future, so once the quarantine is over in the West Indies, we will start practicing and focus on the practise games first and take it forward like that,” mentioned Kanitkar.
The U-19 boys hadn’t performed any cricket for an extended time period because of the COVID-19 pandemic and in that backdrop, Kanitkar termed the Asia Cup win as “significant”.
“It’s very vital, it’s a really optimistic factor and one other problem was that, they haven’t performed as a workforce as nicely, so you realize combining collectively and taking part in as a workforce additionally was a purpose and I feel we have now achieved that very nicely.

“And so that way it is very significant that, you know, a group of players coming together, having not played together before, are gelling so well and combining so well.” Kanitkar has been related to the Bengaluru-based National Cricket Academy (NCA) and his first main task was with the U-19 workforce.
“It is difficult as a result of it exams all of your skills as a coach, your communication expertise with U19, youthful boys, the way you clarify to them, you realize your choices that you should use with them, if choice A doesn’t work, you then go to choice B, C, no matter it might be.
“There is scope to work on their method as nicely, you’ll be able to work on participant’s method at this age if it isn’t right but.
“So all these things matter and they are challenging but the role is also satisfying because the player develops right in front of your eyes and it is possible for you to make a difference to a player and a team in a major way,” the previous left-handed batter elaborated.
There are three Maharashtra gamers — Kaushal Tambe, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Vicky Ostwal — who had been a part of the Asia Cup-winning workforce and likewise characteristic in a 17-member squad introduced for the World Cup.
Asked whether or not the trio can carry ahead the legacy of Maharashtra gamers like Chandu Borde, the 47-year-old mentioned, “Yes they’ve what it takes for positive. All three of them have carried out in varied matches over right here.
“I think they have a good future, they need to just keep working hard and be focussed, that’s all. They will do well.”