Pakistan former captain Inzamam-ul-haq on Saturday advised the teenagers to value the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, using it as a medium to succeed further in the game. The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup will be staged in Queensland, Australia from August 11 to 26.
Inzamam advised the teenagers to value this tournament and make it count. "My advice to these players will be to respect this opportunity and make maximum use of it. And if they succeed in Australia, then sky is the limit for them," Inzamam said. Talking about his U19 World Cup career, he said the Cup was the right opportunity for him at the right time. "It helped me understand where I stood in my age group and what I needed to do if I was keen to pursue my career in cricket."
Inzamam captained Pakistan in 31 Tests, 87 ODIs and one T20I.
Inzamam said the U-19 Cup is an event where opportunity meets talent. "Cricketers of the same age group from around the world get together to compete for the biggest prize in that category." "If you have talent, then this is the event from where you can only get better and make a name for yourself," said Inzamam. He said "until the last ball is bowled in the U19 WC, the players should think nothing but cricket." He said, "I hope some of the cricketers from the ICC U19 World Cup 2012 will return to Australia for the ICC World Cup 2015. "I have no doubts that a lot of coaches will be following the U19 WC and I am sure that a number of players, who will excel this August, will get preference over players who may be equal in talent but may not have the experience of playing in Australia when teams are finalised for the ICC WC 2015."