Harjas Singh scored a gritty half-century towards India within the U19 World Cup remaining. He made 55 runs off 64 deliveries, whereas opener Harry Dixon (42), Hugh Weibgen (48), and Oliver Peake (46*) made important contributions to assist Australia put up 253.
Notably, Harjas was going by means of a particularly tough patch within the match as he had 49 runs in six matches, However on the evening of the ultimate, the 19-year-old all-rounder stepped up and performed a memorable innings at Willowmoore Park in Benoni. He got here out to bat when the Kangaroos had been decreased to 99/3 however he stood tall and registered the best particular person rating for Australia within the summit conflict.
Hailing from an Indian household, Harjas was born in Sydney in 2005, 5 years after his dad and mom determined to maneuver from Punjab’s Chandigarh to Australia. Rising up, he at all times loved cricket and joined Revesby Employees Cricket Membership at simply 8 years of age. Later, he went on to play for Westfield Sports activities Excessive College in Fairfield.
Sports activities runs in Harjas’ blood as his father Inderjit was a state boxing champion in Punjab, whereas his mom, Avinder Kaur, was a state-level lengthy jumper. Forward of the World Cup, the cricketer revealed that his uncle nonetheless lives in Punjab and he final visited India in 2015.
“I nonetheless have household again in Chandigarh and Amritsar. We have now a home in Sector 44-D, however the final time I used to be there was 2015. Thereafter, cricket took over, and I by no means obtained the chance. My uncle nonetheless lives there,” Harjas was quoted as saying by Instances Now.
Notably, after his unimaginable knock within the remaining, Harjas talked about that he took a while to cool down and determined to punish the unhealthy balls. He additionally revealed that taking part in spin is his largest power.
“To start out off, the pacers and spinners had been bowling properly. I took my time with the sphere unfold out, then when the unhealthy balls had been there to hit, I hit them. Enjoying spin is definitely my sturdy level and we had our tour to Sri Lanka within the off interval, that has definitely helped me. We’re proud of this complete, given our bowling efficiency and the way good our quicks have been. Hopefully, we are able to defend it,” Harjas mentioned.
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