U-19 Star Kamlesh Nagarkoti Desires to Play Alongside Virat Kohli

In the early days of Indian cricket, the talk was all about batsmen and spinners, but as the game evolved and India becoming a powerhouse in world cricket, another feature added to the Indian team’s game, that is fast bowling.

In the ongoing Under-19 World Cup 2018 in New Zealand, the Indian youngsters have taken the world cricket by a storm by bowling at 150 km/h. 18-Year Old, Kamlesh Nagarkoti has had the world talking about him courtesy his raw pace.

Bowling at high 140’s-:

Nagarkoti has stunned the cricketing fraternity with his ability to bowl express pace bowling in the ongoing Under-19 World Cup. In the opening game against Australia, which India eventually won by a margin of 100 runs, Nagarkoti clocked the fastest delivery of 150Km/h and bowled at an average of speed of 145km/h.

Nagarkoti is being looked upon as India’s future in the fast bowling department. Most of the times Nagarkoti has uprooted the stumps when he has affected a bowled dismissal.

However, the journey has not been as easy as it looks. His father, Lachham Singh in an interview with Zee News discussed his son’s struggle throughout his career and his future desires.

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Lachham Singh who retired from Indian Army in 2014 said,

“His coach Surendra Singh Rathod always believed that Kamlesh was made for fast bowling, that the kind of body he has, it has facilitated fast bowling right from an early age. When he saw Kamlesh bowl, he told him you had got speed, and you could do something with that speed. That’s how Kamlesh was hooked in.”

Singh added,

“Since childhood, he was mad about cricket. Even during hot seasons, he will play all day. If there were no friends to play with, he will hang the ball from a tree branch and do it alone. He would come back home only to fill his water bottle.”

“He was never into studies. He will persuade his brother and friends to play. He has broken a great many windows in the neighbourhood. First, the neighbours did complain but as he started getting success their attitude towards him changed, and now they praise him.”

Lachham also added his son’s desire now is to play alongside Virat Kohli,

“Kamlesh has only one desire now, that of playing alongside Virat Kohli. He keeps telling me that. He also tells me that he has learnt a lot from Under-19 head coach Rahul Dravid, especially the nuances of the game.”

The Indian Under-19 team has reached the quarter-final stage of the World Cup and will face Bangladesh on 26^th January.