Ronsford Beaton

The West Indies have suffered a further setback on their New Zealand tour Thursday with team officials confirming premier all-rounder Kieron Pollard had pulled out of the Twenty20 matches for "personal reasons".

Former West Indian great Courtney Walsh has been appointed manager of the under-19 team for the tour of USA starting on Friday.

Yuvraj Singh, who smashed a blistering ton against West Indies A, said his knock was very satisfying as it came against a high quality West Indies attack.

Teams from India, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Australia will clash for the title in the one-day cricket Under-19 Quadrangular Series to be played from September 27.

Yuvraj Singh struck brutal 89-ball 123 and Yusuf Pathan's allround performance propelled India A to 77-run victory over West Indies A in first unofficial ODI.

India colts rode on Akshdeep Nath's blistering 64-ball 81 and Baba Aparajith's all-round effort to thrash West Indies by 124 runs in the four-nation Quadrangular tournament.

Their confidence on high after the comprehensive win in the opener, India A would look to seal the unofficial ODI series against West Indies A in the second game.

A wounded India 'A' will look to put aside the disappointment of losing the three match one-day series to West Indies 'A' and recover some lost pride in the one-off Twenty20 match on Saturday.

Yuvraj Singh's India 'A' will have to regroup and sort out their frailties as they go into the decider against a charged-up West Indies 'A' on Thursday.

The India 'A' skipper Yuvraj Singh starred with both bat and ball to help his side win the one-off T20 clash against West Indies 'A' at M Chinnaswamy stadium.

Andre Russell grabbed four wickets in four balls but India A still scored a huge 214/7 in their one-off unofficial Twenty20 match against West Indies A.

Having lost the ODI series, it will be an opportunity for India 'A' to regain some of the lost ground against the West Indies 'A' in the one-off Twenty20 match.

West Indies stalwart Chris Gayle will be one of the major potential picks when the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 player draft takes place on Sunday. The upcoming edition of PSL will be staged in Karachi and Lahore from February 20 to March 22. If Gayle succeeds in attracting the franchises with his stardom that backs his impressive T20 career, this will be the first time since 2006 that he will play competitive cricket in Pakistan.

India discards and other aspirants get another opportunity to showcase their talent in front of national selectors as India 'A' gear up for another home series, this time with West Indies 'A'.

Yuvraj Singh staked claim for national selection as he struck 89-ball 123 to lead India 'A' to 312/4 from 42 overs in first unofficial ODI against West Indies 'A'.

If Kieran Powell's West Indies 'A' believe that they are in with a chance to win the three-match ODI series against India 'A', then the optimism is not misplaced.

Yuvraj Singh would be the cynosure of all eyes when he captains India A in a one-day series against the West Indies A starting in Bangalore on Sunday.

The final list has been pruned from 799 players who registered their names for the auction. There are as many as 122 international players, including six players from Associate nations (five from Afghanistan and one from UAE).