Raj Angad Bawa, Lefty from Yuvraj Cricket Style

Every night, Sukhwinder Singh Bawa patiently waits for a call from his son. Given the nine-and-a-half-hour time difference between Guyana and India, Sukhwinder made sure he didn’t go to bed without talking to Raj Angad Bawa, who is currently in the Caribbean for the U-19 World Cup with India.

Since arriving in the West Indies two weeks ago, Raj Angad has taken it very seriously to talk to his dad (who is also his coach) about everything related to cricket. In every conversation, former India international Yuvraj Singh’s coach Sukhwind told his son to “play his natural game” and to be confident.

Dad’s advice worked well for Raj Angad on Saturday as he scored an unbeaten 162 on 108 deliveries with 14 fours and eight sixes against Uganda and broke Shikhar Dhawan Highest scoring record by an Indian in a tournament.

In the 2004 game, Dhawan scored 155 points against Bangladesh. The 19-year-old from Chandigarh reached the milestone in the 49th inning of the India innings after he beat the bowler to improve his maiden youth ODI t.

‘All I told him was to enjoy his game. I told him’cricket enjoy kar, tere me woh hai‘…(enjoy your cricket, you have it) The idea is to make sure he’s not stressed and that he can help his team when needed.He has that confidence and that helps,” Sukhwind told sports star.

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Raj Angad didn’t even know he broke Dhawan’s 18-year-old record when the Bawa family watched the game from their home in Chandigarh. “I didn’t know about it until I came back from the ground and saw it on Instagram,” Raj Angad said.

With some members of the team unable to move due to COVID-19, Raj Angad was moved up the order and batted at No. 4, Bawa stamped his class as he Not only slammed a glamorous ton, but also stitched a 206-run stand and another centurion, Angrkrish Raghuvanshi. “Since I got promoted in the batting order, my goal is to contribute as much as I can. And, I play with that mentality,” Raj Angad added.

Raj Angad is a fast bowling all-rounder and his campaign so far has been unforgettable. After scoring four wickets in the first game against South Africa, he scored 42 against Ireland.

“All along, he has not had the opportunity to cancel the order. Now that he has taken full advantage of the opportunity, he will be more confident and it will help him and the team to move forward,” said Sukhwind, a veteran coach of the domestic tour. .

“He’s young and the more he plays, the better he gets. He has potential and should have confidence in himself. Before the game, we didn’t do anything special. We just polished something and it worked for him. Helps,” Sukhwinder added.

Coming from a distinguished sports family – his grandfather Tarlochan Bawa was a member of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1948 Olympics – Raj Angad has achieved success on the international sports stage to date.