Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 31: Two young cricketers from Jammu and Kashmir, both hailing from Jammu including stylish right-handed opening batsman Shubam Khajuria and rhythmic right-arm speedster Rohit Sharma will leave for National Cricket Academy (NCA) Bangalore on June 2, 2013, to attend the India Under-19 boys coaching/conditioning camp beginning at the venue from the same date.
Both the youngsters are among the 28 probables selected for India Under-19 boys cricket camp last month for their fabulous showing in the BCCI’s Cooch Behar Under-19 Cricket Tournament during the season.
The 15-member Under-19 Indian team for the Australian tour to commence from June 30, 2013 in Darwin will be selected from these probables soon. It will be triangular series between India, Australia and New Zealand.
It may be recalled that Shubam had scored 3 centuries and 4 half-centuries in the Cooch Behar Trophy last season, while Rohit had a big haul of 30 odd wickets during the Tournament.
Both the cricketers are well prepared for the camp as the duo has prepared themselves almost to a perfection during a month-long net/training session at GGM Science College Hostel Ground, Jammu in accordance with the guidelines served by the National Cricket Academy well in time.