Under the guidance of Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu, the Junior Super Kings came up with flying colours in the second edition of the Pro Coach Yorkshire Cricket Academy U-17 international tournament on Thursday.
The young guns in yellow won both the T20 and 50-over competitions to become the champions. They won 10 out of 11 matches during the fortnight-long tour.
Teams from Australia, United States, India and England took part in the competition. The Junior Super Kings were accompanied with the coach and former Tamil Nadu captain S Sharath and Rayudu, who played the mentoring role.
After winning the title, coach Sharath appreciated the performance of the young Indian boys. He said, “The boys were professional in their approach. They played with tremendous intensity and produced the desired results.”
Rayudu seemed happy with the clinical performance of the team. He said, “It was a good experience mentoring these youngsters. Watching them play was special, a lot of good talent here.”
There were several fine performances, including centuries from Arjun P Murthy, Vikram Satheesh and Vignesh S Iyer.