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Dubai: The ICC under-19 cricket World Cup has been the ideal preparation for the next generation of international stars and the things they have learned in Malaysia over the past three weeks will stay with them forever, according to ICC President Ray Mali.
"This has been a great tournament for the players and very successful for the organisers," Mali said in a statement.
"When I look back over previous under-19 World Cups, the first thing to come to mind is the quality of the players that have come to the fore in the senior game having first played in this tournament. Inzamam-ul-Haq, Brian Lara, Yuvraj Singh, Graeme Smith, Sanath Jayasuriya and many other fine players began their international careers on this stage.
"I wonder who will be the stars that will emerge from this event. There have been some wonderful performances from the likes of India's Virat Kohli, South Africa's Wayne Parnell, Tim Southee of New Zealand, Sachith Pathirana from Sri Lanka, Michael Hill of Australia, Ali Asad from Pakistan and many, many more.
"I look forward to seeing those players and more from this event come through in the years to come.
"This event was designed to be a finishing school for these young cricketers. It was an opportunity for players to test their skills in a full ICC tournament environment against their peers from around the world and I think they have risen to that challenge."
"This event was designed to be a finishing school for these young cricketers. It was an opportunity to test their skills in a full ICC environment against their peers from around the world and I think they have risen to that challenge."
Ray Mali
ICC President
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