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21 August 2023  

JWS organisers are expecting up to a record 32 teams across seven countries to compete over 4 age categories, 13, 15, 17 boys and 17 & Under girls, when the tournament kicks off at the U-Pro Sports Centre in Dubai on September 30.

Participating countries South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and England have all put forward teams to compete in the triennial competition so far. South Africa as the original host will travel with 8 sides (2 teams in each grade), while New Zealand, Australia and England will have one team in each grade.

Meanwhile, hosts United Arab Emirates will compete in the competition for the first time every, and are on track to field 7 sides. They are currently working on fulfilling a second Under-17 Girls team to compete. UAE's Manish Kishore from U-Pro Dubai, is excited at the prospect of the growth of the junior game in the Emirates.

“It has been a bit of a challenge, to get a pool of players together, but we committed to our strategy of growing the junior game. That is reflected in the number of teams we will be able to put forward for the 2023 event”, said Kishore. “Our initiatives have been received very well, and we have had a good level of interest. The majority of players are based in Dubai, but also Abu Dhabi and Sharjah”. An initial pool of players have been identified following trials held, with final squads expected to be announced in late August/early September.

Sri Lanka will also participate in a JWS event for the first time, and are expected to compete in the U-14, U-16, and U-18 Boys grades. This follows a trip they made to Australia a few years ago for the Australian National Championships.

Singaporean teams also made a trip to the same competition and played in the 2018 JWS event in Christchurch, but unfortunately, will not be competing in this year’s tournament, owing to scheduling conflicts. “Unfortunately, it was tough for Singapore to be able to send sides during the dates of the tournament, as this is in the middle of school exams for many children”, Kishore said. “Therefore, Singapore Indoor Cricket Association have confirmed they will not be sending any sides this time around. It is disappointing, but we absolutely respect this decision”.

The big surprise will see India in line to send at least 1 side to the tournament, which will, alongside UAE and Sri Lanka, be their first trip to the event. They have been actively campaigning for registrations of interest with a view to hold trials or camps during August, to be able to finalise a group to travel over. India have only sent Open Men’s and Masters sides over for indoor cricket tournaments and this will represent their age-group representation below Opens level from any grade.

In another development, Kishore confirmed to me that the entire tournament will be streamed. “There will be 2-3 courts which will be streamed with a fixed camera, and then the main broadcast or show court, with commentary and scoring graphics. We hope this will ensure that everyone who cannot be present at the centre me is able to follow their teams from home, with U-Pro putting on a quality broadcast production”, said Kishore.

The Junior World Series will take place at the U-Pro Sports Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from September 30 - October 6.