The Premier of South Australia Jay Weatherill announced at a promotional event in the city today that the student cricketers will get an opportunity to witness inaugural ICC World Cup match between India and Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval in 2015.
IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals is also involved in the project as their coaches would help in screening the talented boys during the trials which will be conducted in Delhi and Mumbai respectively and will be open to all students, who were born between January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1999.
South Australian Premier Weatherill said, "Our objective with this program is to harness the passion that Indians have for the game and provide an opportunity to good cricketers who have the skills and love for cricket, but have not enrolled in a formal training programme."
Former India U-19 captain Unmukt, who was present at the function, said,"I am sure an exciting endeavor such as this will go a long way in inspiring young players to take up the sport professionally and one day, play for the country."
On a different note, he was asked about Indian team's poor performance in England, he said, "Cricket is like business. One day it goes up and another day, it comes down. Just like it does down, it again comes up. So the Indian team will again be up and running.