Raj Angad Bawa, Yuvraj cricket style south

Every night Sukhwinder Singh Bawa waits patiently for a phone call from her son. Considering the nine-and-a-half-hour time difference between Guyana and India, Sukhwinder has assured that he will not go to bed without talking to Raj Angad Baware, a group of Indian under-19s currently in the Caribbean. World Cup.

Since arriving in the West Indies a fortnight ago, Raj Angad has been talking to his father, who is his coach, about everything to do with cricket. And in every interview, Sukhwinder – the former international coach of India’s Yuvraj Singh – told his son to “play his natural game” and believe in himself.

And on Saturday, his father’s advice worked well for Raj Angad, who scored 162 of 108 submissions without a win against Uganda with 14 four and eight sixes and broke Shikhar Dhawan’s record as an Indian with the highest tournament score.

In the 2004 tournament, Dhawan scored 155 against Bangladesh. The 19-year-old from Chandigarh reached the milestone of more than 49th in India, after decimating the bowling alley to raise tons of ODI from his youngsters.

“All I told him was to enjoy his game. I told him ‘enjoy cricket kar, tere me woh hai‘… (Enjoy your cricket, you have it in you) The idea was to make sure there was no pressure and that he could help his team when needed. He had that self-confidence and that helped, ”Sukhwinder said Sportsstar.

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While the Bawa family was watching the proceedings at their home in Chandigarh, Raj Angad did not even realize that he had broken an 18-year-old record in Dhawan. “I didn’t know about it until I got back off the ground and saw it on Instagram,” Raj Angad said.

Due to a few members of the team due to COVID-19, Raj Angad rose in order and by joining No. 4, Bawa sealed his class, not only hitting a dazzling ton, but also sewing a stand for 206 races. with another centurion Angrkrish Raghuvanshi. “As I was promoted in the order of one, my goal was to make as many contributions as I could. And I acted with that mindset, ”added Raj Angad.

A fast bowler, Raj Angad has had a memorable campaign so far. After scoring four wickets against South Africa in the first leg, he scored 42 against Ireland.

“All this time, he has not had a chance to increase the order. Now that he has taken advantage of the opportunity, he will have more confidence, which will help him and the team to move forward,” said the seasoned coach Sukhwinder.

“He’s young and the more he plays, the better. He has potential and he has to have faith in himself. Before the tournament, there were no special things we worked on. We’ve just smoothed things out and it’s helping that, ”Sukhwinder added.

From a well-known sports family – his grandfather Tarlochan Bawa was a member of the Indian hockey team that won gold at the 1948 Olympics – Raj Angad has so far been successful in international sports.