U-19 squad profiles

The Indian Cricket Team for the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.

Parthiv Ajay Patel (Captain)
Born: 9 March 1985, Ahmedabad
Major Teams: Gujarat
Known as: Parthiv Patel
Batting Style: left hand bat
Other: wicket-keeper

Yaleeka Gnaneswara Rao (Vice Captain)
Born: 25 August 1984 Vishakhapatnam
Major Teams: Andhra
Known as: Gnaneswara Rao
Batting Style: Right hand bat
Bowling Style: Right arm off break
First Class 2000/01

Maninder Bisla
Born: 27 December 1984, Hissar
Major Teams: Haryana
Known As: Maninder Bisla
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper

Stuart Terence Binny
Born: 3 June 1984
Major Teams: Karnataka
Known As : Stuart Binny
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium

Irfan Khan Pathan (Jr)
Born: 27 October 1984, Baroda
Major Teams: Baroda
Known As: Irfan Pathan
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium Fast
FIRST-CLASS: 2000/01.

Khanin Saikia
Born: 11 April 1984, Nagaon
Major Teams: Assam
Known As: K Saikia
Also Known As: Khuku
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox

Chandan Madan
Born: 15 October 1982
Major Teams: Punjab Under-19s.
Known As: Madan
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper

Abhishek Sharma
Born: 10 August 1985, Delhi
Major Teams: Delhi Under-16s.
Known As: Abhishek Sharma
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat

Mohnish Dinesh Mishra
Born: 9 February 1984, Bhopal
Major Teams: Madhya Pradesh
Known As: Mohnish Mishra
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
FIRST-CLASS: 2000/01

Rakesh Mohanty
Born: 19 September 1985, Orissa
Major Teams: India Under-17s.
Known As: Rakesh Mohanty
Also Known As: Rocky
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break

Chandrashekar Eknath Atram
Born: 1 October 1983, Wardha
Major Teams: Vidarbha
Known As: Chandrashekhar Atram
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
FIRST-CLASS: 1999/00

Deepak Ashok Chougule
Born: 1 April 1984, Belgaum
Major Teams: Karnataka
Known As: Deepak Chougule
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break

Siddharth Kishorkumar Trivedi
Born: 4 September 1982, Ahmedabad
Major Teams: Gujarat
Known As: Siddharth Trivedi
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium

Paul Chandrashekar Valthaty
Born: 7 December 1983, Mumbai
Major Teams: Mumbai
Known As: Paul Valthaty
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium

Balwinder Singh Sandhu (Coach)
Born: 3 August 1956, Bombay
Major Teams: Mumbai, India
Known As: Balwinder Sandhu
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast
Tests: 8 (from 1982-83 to 1983-84)
ODIs: 22 (from 1982-83 to 1984-85)

Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar (Consultant)
Born: 6 April 1956, Rajapur, Bombay
Major Teams: Mumbai, India
Known As: Dilip Vengsarkar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Tests: 116 (from 1975-76 to 1991-92)
ODIs: 129 (from 1975-76 to 1991-92)

Dr Arjun Singh Rana (Physical Fitness Trainer/Physiotherapist)
Born: 29 July 1967, Rajkot
Represented India as a Youngest sports scientist, Olympics scientific Congress, Atlanta US 1996 and Sydney, Australia 2000. Full time lecturer in Sports Science Saurashtra University Rajkot.
National Athlete, long distance runner.
Research scholar in Sports medicine, (Sports Physiotherapy and massage) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.