Na­tion­al Un­der-15 cap­tain Kirstan Kallicha­ran con­tin­ued his dom­i­nance of youth crick­et on Mon­day, slam­ming an un­beat­en 404 for Vish­nu Boys in a 35-over Pow­er­gen Sec­ondary Schools Crick­et League quater­fi­nal U-14 match.Right-hand­ed Kallicha­ran struck 44 fours and 31 six­es in his in­nings, guid­ing Vish­nu to a mas­sive 548/1 in 35 overs. In re­ply, Va­len­cia was dis­missed for 89 in 24 overs, as Kallicha­ran who is an ef­fec­tive leg-spin­ner, picked up two wick­ets for ze­ro runs. Rick­ash Boodram al­so grabbed two wick­ets for ze­ro runs, while Cee­jay Har­ryper­sad took 3/11.

Kallicha­ran was part of the Vish­nu Boys team which won the Pow­er­gen Sec­ondary Schools Pre­mier Di­vi­sion 50-over league com­pe­ti­tion ear­li­er this year.Kallicha­ran al­so led the na­tion­al U-15 team to the West In­dies Crick­et Board Re­gion­al U-15 ti­tle last year. Na­tion­al U-15 coach Glen Dwari­ka was hap­py with his achieve­ment. Dwari­ka said: "It is a great achieve­ment, con­sid­er­ing the amount of runs he scored." Dwari­ka added that he has the right at­ti­tude and a good sup­port sys­tem around him. "I think he has com­mit­ment and his par­ents are al­ways by his side." Kirstan's old­er broth­er Hance al­so plays for Vish­nu Boys.Many young­sters over the years have been rushed in their crick­et ca­reers, and Dwari­ka does not want this to hap­pen to Kirstan. "I think once he is man­aged and as an in­di­vid­ual he does not get car­ried away he will be fine, Kirstan can­not stop learn­ing crick­et." Dwari­ka be­lieves young crick­eters must fol­low in the foot­steps of past West In­di­an greats. The na­tion­al U-15 coach said that past West In­di­ans had a sol­id regime, en­sur­ing fit­ness, dis­ci­pline and a prop­er di­et was part of their dai­ly lives.

SCORES:At Es­mer­al­da: Vish­nu Boys 548/1 (Kirstan Kallicha­ran 404 no, Rick­ash Boodram 37 no, Ste­fon Gould 1/66) vs Va­len­cia 89 (24 overs) (Cee­jay Har­ryper­sad 3/11, Kallicha­ran 2/0, Boodram 2/0) Vish­nu won by 459 runs