On one hand, while the Indian senior cricket team is continuously losing series in South Africa, on the other hand our Under-19 team is conquering new forts every day. India rocked the Under-19 cricket world cup in the West Indies late on Saturday night. First scored a score of 405 runs in front of Ugada. Later won the match by a huge margin of 326 runs. Let us introduce you to Raj Bawa, who scored the most unbeaten 162 runs for India.
Raj is the grandson of hockey Olympic medalist
Raj Angad Bawa was just five years old when his Olympic hockey medalist grandfather Tralochan Bawa, who was part of the Indian team at the 1948 London Olympic Games, passed away. Raj, a 19-year-old resident of Chandigarh, got the atmosphere of sports from home. Father Sukhwinder used to play hockey for Haryana junior team. Tried his hand in cricket as well. In 1988, he was also selected for the Under-19 camp, but due to slip disc injury, he was forced to settle in cricket coaching from the age of just 22.
Raj breaks Shikhar Dhawan’s record
Raj is a fast bowling all-rounder. He took four wickets in the first match against South Africa. He scored 42 runs against Ireland in the second match, then played a blistering innings of 162 runs in 108 balls against Ugada, which included 14 fours and eight sixes. Breaking Shikhar Dhawan’s record, he has now also become India’s highest scorer in Under-19 World Cup history. Gabbar scored 155 against Scotland in the 2004 World Cup in Dhaka.
Left Hander Batsman Became Seeing Yuvi
Interestingly, Raj is a right-handed pacer, but bats with his left hand. It is not that he was a brilliant batsman from the beginning. He changed his style after coming closer to Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj Singh used to train under Raj’s father. He is a hero for Raj. Like Yuvi, he also wears the number 12 jersey. While Yuvraj Singh’s birthday falls on 12th December, Raj celebrates his birthday on 12th November. Apart from cricket, he is also fond of dance and theatre. Anyway, Raj first wanted to become an actor, but when he went to see the stadium match with the coach father, he made up his mind that now the ball and the bat have to be stopped.
The best all-rounder hidden in Raj Bawa
Raj’s father Sukhwinder says, ‘For a year, I worked on his landing legs. His action was going to invite a bit of injury, and once it healed, I told him, ‘Listen, it’s time to leave the bowling behind and focus on your batting.’ Raj, who describes himself as an all-rounder, credits his skills to his father. Raj said, ‘My father understands that I am a pacer by nature, so he wanted to focus on my batting. I started off spin bowling in the beginning because of the injury. But the Punjab Under-16s started fast bowling again in the Vijay Merchant Trophy camp. Eventually she got caught.
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