Uday Saharan is an Indian cricketer, known for captaining the U-19 Indian cricket team.
Wiki/Biography
Uday Pratap Saharan was born on Wednesday, December 8, 2004, in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan (age 19, 2023). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Uday’s father mentioned in an interview that he wanted Uday to become a cricketer because he was unable to realize this dream when he was young. His father ran a cricket training ground and would take Uday there. Uday never made a fuss about it. His father also created a cricket practice space at home and it was from there that Uday started learning the game. Uday’s father mentioned that in Sri Ganga Nagar, it will be very cold in winter, with the lowest temperature reaching 1 degree, but no matter how cold it is, Uday always appears in training. Encouraged by his father, Uday moved from his hometown to Fazilka. At the age of eleven, he moved again to Punjab in search of better opportunities to play cricket. He plays for Fazilka’s under-14 and under-16 teams. Later, he moved to Bathinda to join the U-19 team. This move is significant as Bathinda has very good cricket facilities provided by the Punjab Cricket Association and these facilities have helped Uday achieve better results in cricket. Uday and his father commute to their home every day. But a year later, Uday entered the Punjab under-14 training camp, so his father drove him to Mohali. This was the first time Uday was trying something on his own. His father mentioned in an interview that after he sent Uday to Ludhiana, Uday called him to come home. For the next week, his father kept saying he would pick him up the next day. The plan worked and Uday came to like the camp. Punjab captain Mandeep Singh was so impressed with Uday that he gave him a cricket bat as a gift after he performed well in the fitness test.
Uday Sahara as a child
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Uday’s father, Sanjeev Saharan, is an Ayurvedic doctor.
Uday Sahara and his father
cricket
In 2022, he participated in the U-19 World Cup as a substitute player. He traveled with the team to the West Indies but did not play any matches. In an interview, his father mentioned that after returning from the tournament, he understood that he had to do better in cricket. He gets home at 11pm and by 6am the next morning he’s ready to train again. In 2022, he led the Indian team to participate in the ACC Under-19 Asian Cup. They reached the semi-finals of the competition. After performing well in the Under-19 Challenger Cup 2023, scoring 297 runs at an average of 99 in five games, he was elected as the captain of the Under-19 cricket team. He shone in the youth one-day internationals against South Africa’s under-19 side, scoring the highest score of 112 runs. He then scored 74 in a practice match against Australia’s under-19 team and scored 50 in another match without losing a wicket. Practice match with Sri Lanka U-19 team. India faced Bangladesh in the first match of the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa on January 20, 2024, at the Mangaon Oval. Batting first, India scored 251 runs with seven players dismissed in the 50th over. Adarsh Singh and Uday Sahara scored the most runs for India. Adarsh Singh scored 76 runs off 96 balls and Uday Saharan scored 64 runs off 94 balls.
Uday Saharan bats during India’s U-19 World Cup match against Bangladesh
In the semi-final match against Nepal on February 2, 2024, Sahara scored 100 runs off 107 balls, including 9 boundaries. Sahara and Sachin Das worked well together, especially in the tough opening phase of the tournament, as the duo scored a record 215 runs off just 202 balls. In the Under-19 World Cup semi-final against South Africa on February 7, 2024, he scored 81 runs off 124 balls and hit six boundaries. In an interview, he discussed his game and said:
When I walked in, the ball was seaming. There is also a rebound. So I have to be aware of that and not be able to play freely. As the ball ages, it starts to land on the bat better. That weird ball was still bouncing, but by then we were ready and could handle it. “
Uday said in an interview about leading the Indian team in the 2024 World Cup,
I have wanted to play for India since I was a child; it was also my father’s dream. Today, I stand aside and live the dream. We are ready and excited for the World Cup. “
Facts/Trivia
- His jersey number is #3 (India).
- His batting style is right-handed and his bowling style is right-arm off-ball.
- His favorite cricketer is Virat Kohli.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education