The 19-year-old Vicky Ostwal grabs everyone’s attention right after his five-wicket haul heroic performance against South Africa at the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022.
Vicky Ostwal Picks 5 wicket haul in U19 WC 2022
Winning the toss South Africa choose to field first where Indian skipper Yash Dhull with his 82 runs off 100 deliveries leads India to score 232 runs. South Africa struggled really hard from the very beginning of the second innings.
With India’s aggressive bowling attack and notably with Vicky Ostwal’s impressive bowling South Africa lose the match by 45 runs.
Vicky Ostwal’s Coach Praises
Mohan Jadhav, Ostwal’s coach, recalled the time when he came across a 9-year-old boy who used to commute from Lonavala to Mumbai for playing cricket. In a conversation with the Indian Express, Jadhav said he got a call from one of the coaches at Vengsarkar Cricket Academy for Owtwal’s enrollment in Pune.
“I always saw them sometimes coming late, sometimes too early. So, one day I asked where they lived, and Vicky replied that he came from Lonavala. Take a train, eat there and then go back again.
Most of his energy used to get spent in the journey itself but he never gave up. He always looked fresh on the ground and never showed fatigue,” Jadhav told Indian Express.
The coach convinced Ostwal’s father to relocate to Pune in order to cut the traveling time so the young boy could save his energy and utilize the same in his game.
“They used to play in Mumbai. He used to travel daily. Imagine a small boy, who had to travel two hours one way daily.
He went to make his Mumbai Cricket Association card one day but was debarred as only players born in the city can play in MCA tournaments. So that is when I got a call to enroll the boy in Pune,” he added.
Jadhav was so impressed with Ostwal’s talent that he made the latter feature in the Under-14 tournaments at the age of 10. The coach praised the bowler’s flight and control that landed him in the Indian Under-19 world cup team.
“His control is the key. In junior games, he was successful because of his control and ability to bowl at one spot consistently.
At the same time, he loves to talk about the game. He will pick points from others consistently to develop himself. You will see him keep talking in the nets always,” Jadhav said.
Under 19 India team will lock their horns against Ireland U19 on January 19, at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.
