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Cricket: Kenya junior team for World Cup qualifiers named
Swamibapa 'A' leg spinner Yash Bhatti bowls during their training session at Jamhuri High School Cricket ground in Nairobi on February 21, 2023.
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What you need to know:
- The hosts, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Namibia are the other countries that will compete in the qualifiers, whose winner will clinch the sole ticket to the World Cup that will be held in Sri Lanka
- Kenya progressed to the Division One round as champions of the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Division Two qualifiers
- Nairobi has contributed the highest number of players to the squad at 32 while Nakuru and Mombasa counties have produced three players each
National men’s junior cricket team will Tuesday start training proper for the 2024 International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Division One qualifiers planned for July 23 to 29 in Tanzania.
The hosts, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Namibia are the other countries that will compete in the qualifiers, whose winner will clinch the sole ticket to the World Cup that will be held in Sri Lanka.
