Aakash relishing Sky-High World Cup performance
Sandesh Sigdel, Kathmandu
Nepal’s young pacer Aakash Chand made his mark in cricketing folklore with his five-wicket haul that helped Nepal dismantle Afghanistan in a crunch encounter at the ICC U-19 World Cup in South Africa.
Chand went on with his fiery onslaught from the very start to keep Nepal in control of the Afghani innings in the decider that’d put one team in the Super Six stage.
Aakash created a havoc in Afghanistan top order with his fiery bowling. Not only did he take wickets, he tightened the run flow and tied down Afghanistan's innings. His 5-34 turned out to be pivotal, but not before he had to come down to the middle for that nail biting finish.
Since the inception of his cricketing journey, starting with the talent hunt before the U-19 World Cup qualifier...