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Bhuveneshwar, Mukund selected

Hindustan Times | ByHeena Zuni Pandit, New Delhi
May 31, 2009 12:13 AM IST

It's time again for some young cricketers, selected for the prestigious Border-Gavaskar annual scholarship programme, to head to Brisbane, reports Heena Zuni Pandit.

It's time again for some young cricketers, selected for the prestigious Border-Gavaskar annual scholarship programme, to head to Brisbane.

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Uttar Pradesh all-rounder Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tamil Nadu opening batsman Abhinav Mukund and Maharashtra left-arm medium pacer Jitendra Patil are the three players who have been selected for the scholarship.

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Talking to the Hindustan Times before leaving for Brisbane, Bhuvneshwar expressed delight at being chosen for the scholarship. "I am very lucky to be chosen for this scholarship. I am looking forward to improving my bowling skills there," he added.

Bhuvneshwar, who had an exceptionally good Ranji season, is the only bowlers to have dismissed Sachin Tendulkar for a duck in a Ranji match and picked up five wickets in the first inning of the final against Mumbai.

"That was like a fairytale. I will never forget that day," he said.

While, Mukund has 856 runs in Ranji including four centuries and an unbeaten 300, Patil is yet to play first-class cricket.

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