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Gambhir follows his favourite

Mumbai: After receiving the best cricketer of the year award,Gautam Gambhir said that he was very happy to receive it in the year after his favourite player Virender Sehwag got it. 8220;Last year Sehwag said that he was happy to receive it after his favourite player Sachin had got it. Now I am happy to receive it after my favourite player Sehwag,8221; he said. Meanwhile,Mohinder Amarnath was awarded the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.

I am grateful to Ganguly: Sehwag

Mumbai: Virender Sehwag said it was Sourav Ganguly who instilled confidence in him. 8220;I shall always be grateful to Sourav. He was the one who brought me up from the middle-order to open the innings. He told me that if I don8217;t perform as an opener then I will be shifted to the middle-order,8221; Sehwag said.

India name U-19 WC squad

Mumbai: The Junior selection committee on Sunday announced Indias Under-19 squad for the World Cup,to be played in New Zealand from January 16 to 30. The squad: Ashok Menaria C,Mandeep Singh VC,Mayank Aggarwal,Akshath Reddy,Harpreet Singh,K L Rahul,Sufiyan Sheikh,Zahid Ali,Harshal Patel,Jaydev Unadkad,Sandeep Sharma,Saurav Netrawalkar,Harmeet Singh,Manan Sharma and Gaurav Jathar.