Oman Cricket Celebrates Youth Talent at Junior 2nd Tournament Prize Distribution

Times of Oman

3 days ago

Muscat – Oman Cricket proudly hosted the Junior 2nd Tournament – a series of tournaments hosted following an excellent rollout of the first edition, a vibrant celebration of emerging cricketing talent across the Sultanate. Spanning four competitive age categories — Under-11, Under-13, Under-16 (Schools & Academies) supported by Mazoon Dairy, and Under-19 supported by Majees Technical Services LLC — the tournament highlighted the growing strength of grassroots cricket in Oman.
With exceptional performances and a strong show of exciting growing young talent, the tournament concluded with a formal prize distribution ceremony on Saturday to honor both team achievements and standout individual efforts.
Under-11
• Champions: Indian School Muscat U11 A
• Best Batter: Ashbel Burboz – Indian School Wadi Kabir U11
• Best Bowler: Aarav Keskar – Indian School Muscat U11 A
Under-13
• Champions: Indian School Muscat U13 A
• Best Batter: Swastik Kale – Indian School Muscat U13 A
• Best Bowler: Yohan Sriram – Indian School Muscat U13 A
• Consolation (Batting Performance): Aarav Saraiya – Indian School Wadi Kabir International U13
Under-16 – Schools Category
• Champions: Indian School Muscat U16 B
• Best Batter: Vihaan Chauhan – Indian School Muscat U16 B
• Best Bowler: Atharv Kalu – Indian School Al Seeb U16
• Consolation (Batting Performance): Guransh Singh – Indian School Buraimi U16
• Consolation (Bowling Performance): Ayush Shetty – Indian School Wadi Kabir U16
Under-16 – Academies Category
• Champions: BSC Braveheart U16
• Best Batter: Vivaan Malhotra – BSC Braveheart U16
• Best Bowler: Oomkar Murthy – BSC Braveheart U16
• Consolation (Bowling Performance): Arsh Javed – BSC Braveheart U16
Under-19 – T20 League
• Champions: Oman Cricket Academy U19
• Best Batter: Jeet Shah – Indian School Muscat U19
• Best Bowler: Arshad Farshad – Oman Cricket Academy U19
• Consolation (Batting Performance): Rishab Gupta – Indian School Wadi Kabir U19
The Junior 2nd Tournament underscores Oman Cricket's ongoing commitment to developing the game from the grassroots level and providing structured platforms for youth development.
'We are proud of the dedication and discipline shown by these young athletes. Tournaments like this are essential to building a strong future for Oman cricket,' said Alkesh Joshi, Treasurer – Oman Cricket who supported Chief Guest, H.E. Pankaj Khimji, Chairman – Oman Cricket and Guest of Honor, Ms. Nadia Hamzi, Marketing Director, Mazoon Dairy SAOG for the prize distribution.
Special thanks go out to all participating schools, academies, coaches, parents and our partners and stakeholders for their invaluable support.