Yadram, Persaud in WI U-19 squad to tour South Africa

BATTING sensation Bhaskar Yadram and wicketkeeper batsman Joshua Persaud have been included in the West Indies Under-19 squad for the tour to South Africa next month.
While the entire squad is yet to be made public, secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board, Anand Sanasie, confirmed on Wednesday that the two Guyanese will feature in the squad.
Both players were a part of the West Indies Under-19 training camp held last December. Subsequently Yadram represented the West Indies Under-19 team in this year Regional Super50 tournament before making his first-class debut against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the just concluded West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League (PCL).
Persaud, who plays for the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) was part of the West Indies Under-17 team that tour the United Kingdom in 2015.
The tour is part of the region’s preparation for their title defence of the International Cricket Council’s Under-19 World Cup.
The Caribbean side will play five 50-over games against the South Africa Under-19s and two warm-up matches against local opposition, in a tour set to run from June 30 to July 27. The Caribbean side will also journey to Zimbabwe for further ODI engagements.
The World Cup is scheduled for New Zealand, January 12 – February 4, 2018.