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Sikh batsman makes it to New South Wales team
WSN News
Sydney: For the very first time in Australian cricket, two promising
Indian-origin boys, one of them a Sikh, have cemented their place in
the New South Wales (NSW) under-19 cricket team.
Manjot Singh and Jai Poria are all set to become inspiration for
youngsters in the Indian-Australian community. Both the Indians will
be playing different roles for the state team in the National
Championship to be held in Adelaide.
If they perform well in the championship then their chances of
making it to the Australian under-19 team will be more or less
guaranteed.
Manjot will let his bat to do the talking while Jai is expected to
spearhead the bowling attack.
Manjot is seen as a batting prodigy who has shown his credentials by
representing the NSW under-17 team and also captained NSW School
boys' cricket team two years in 2004 and 2005. He was also awarded
the Young Cricketer Award for the Asian community.
During this ongoing cricket season Manjot has already scored over
250 runs and bagged 14 wickets for his club UTS Balmain at an
average of 28.50.
Manjot usually bats at number three for the club and bowls right arm
orthodox off spin.
Jai who migrated from India with his parents just over two years ago
has got the potential to make and break into the elite class of fast
bowlers.
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