Aryaman Suri (‘24) plays on U19 US national cricket team

Amogh Belgal, AVT A&E Editor • 136 Views

February 26, 2024

Aryaman Suri (’24) scores a century for the West Zone against the South Zone in the national U17 championships. (Provided by Aryaman Suri)

The 2024 U19 (Under 19) World Cup from Jan 19 to Feb 11 showcased the most talented up-and-coming cricket stars in the world. The USA national team announced on December 27 a 15-man squad including Amador’s Aryaman Suri (‘24).

Ever since he was eight years old, Suri has been a fan of cricket. From learning the sport, to his dad to participating in local leagues, such as the National California Cricket Association (NCCA), cricket has always been in his life.

“My first big tournament came in 2018 when I went to England for three weeks. Slowly I saw that this is something where I want to go. Once I saw the competitiveness, I was like, ‘you know what, this is somewhere where I kind of want to put my head down and keep playing these tournaments and get more exposure,’” said Suri.

In June, Los Angeles hosted a U19 Nationals Championship consisting of six zones, with Suri being part of the West Zone. After playing many matches and slowly making himself more prominent, Suri got opportunities to play on higher levels.

“We had the under 17 national championship which took place in the middle of October. I got selected for that and I did really well there. They asked me to stay back for the under 19 camp and I performed well. Then I went to Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies as part of the US U19 team and I performed well there too. Then I got the final letter saying I’m selected for the U19 World cup team,” said Suri.

Balancing school and sports on a national level hasn’t been easy, but Suri proved it can be done through countless years of hard work and dedication.

“Getting into the U19 World cup for cricket, whatever country it might be, takes a lot of work ethic and determination. He’s definitely gotten more mature over time. He knows that cricket will take him far, and it will,” said Harsha Kumar (‘24).

The future of Suri is bright as there is still time for him to develop into a star athlete. For now, the goal is to keep practicing cricket and to keep getting better.

“My goal is obviously for me to have another World Cup cycle with the USA U19 team because I’m pretty young. While doing all this, I still want to keep my academics up and everything, but I think it’s just making it to the highest level I can here in the US and then hopefully getting scouted by international leagues,” said Suri.

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Amogh Belgal, AVT Senior Editor

Going into his third year in the Amador Valley Journalism Program, Amogh Belgal (‘25) is a senior page editor for Amadorvalleytoday.org. He loves writing profiles and covering off-campus events for the website and newspaper. He always wants to write about sports and music as those are two things he is very knowledgeable in. This year, he would love to go to more sporting events and cover what happens at these games. Taking photos is also another skill he would like to improve in. In his free time, Amogh can be seen practicing his flute or bassoon or playing a variety of sports with his friends. He enjoys binging movies and TV shows and is always up to date on new releases. His favorite movie is Interstellar directed by Christopher Nolan and he also loves action movies. He loves animals and would love to own a dog one day. He has a passion for business and would love to study it in the future.