Ansh Tandon. Role: left-handed batsman. His unbeaten 100 off 102 balls against Sri Lanka in the U19 Asia Cup in September was a moment when UAE’s players should have felt they can mix it with the big boys. And he rubbed shoulders with the stars of the Abu Dhabi T10, too. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Vriitya Aravind. Role: wicketkeeper, right-handed opening batsman. Might not necessarily keep wicket at the World Cup, given the excellence of Kai Smith. But Aravind’s free scoring at the top of the order should be a feature of the U19 side, as it has been for the senior team over the past two months. Pawan Singh / The National
Jonathan Figy. Role: left-handed batsman. Missed all of 2019 for the U19 side, as he was back at school in the UK. He has been reacquainted with his mates for this tournament, though, and comes armed with experience of full ODI cricket – in which he averages 55 with the bat. Pawan Singh / The National
Aryan Lakra. Role: left-arm spinner, left-handed batsman. The left-handed all-rounder could scarcely have done more during 2019 with either bat or ball for the U19 side. He tuned up for the trip to South Africa with an innings of 150 in a friendly against Scotland in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Karthik Meiyappan. Role: leg-spinner. Already a match-winner for the UAE senior team. He took four wickets to swing an ODI against Namibia in Oman earlier this month. He captained the team in Lakra’s injury-enforced absence at the U19 Asia Cup. Satish Kumar/ For the National / Story by Paul Radley
Ansh Tandon. Role: left-handed batsman. His unbeaten 100 off 102 balls against Sri Lanka in the U19 Asia Cup in September was a moment when UAE’s players should have felt they can mix it with the big boys. And he rubbed shoulders with the stars of the Abu Dhabi T10, too. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Vriitya Aravind. Role: wicketkeeper, right-handed opening batsman. Might not necessarily keep wicket at the World Cup, given the excellence of Kai Smith. But Aravind’s free scoring at the top of the order should be a feature of the U19 side, as it has been for the senior team over the past two months. Pawan Singh / The National
Jonathan Figy. Role: left-handed batsman. Missed all of 2019 for the U19 side, as he was back at school in the UK. He has been reacquainted with his mates for this tournament, though, and comes armed with experience of full ODI cricket – in which he averages 55 with the bat. Pawan Singh / The National
Aryan Lakra. Role: left-arm spinner, left-handed batsman. The left-handed all-rounder could scarcely have done more during 2019 with either bat or ball for the U19 side. He tuned up for the trip to South Africa with an innings of 150 in a friendly against Scotland in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
Karthik Meiyappan. Role: leg-spinner. Already a match-winner for the UAE senior team. He took four wickets to swing an ODI against Namibia in Oman earlier this month. He captained the team in Lakra’s injury-enforced absence at the U19 Asia Cup. Satish Kumar/ For the National / Story by Paul Radley
Ansh Tandon. Role: left-handed batsman. His unbeaten 100 off 102 balls against Sri Lanka in the U19 Asia Cup in September was a moment when UAE’s players should have felt they can mix it with the big boys. And he rubbed shoulders with the stars of the Abu Dhabi T10, too. Chris Whiteoak / The National
