FIVB Boys’ U19 World Championship: India to satisfy Cuba for classification

India gave a great combat earlier than shedding to world No. 12 Brazil 19-25, 17-25, 23-25 within the pre-quarterfinals of the FIVB World U19 Volleyball Championships at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran on Monday.
Brazil captain Arthur led his group with a prime rating of 19 factors and Samuel added 9 factors whereas Tanish (14), Aman (9), Ajay (5) for India had been the highest scorers. Brazil had 7 blocks to India’s 5 and a couple of aces to India’s none and Brazil had 45 assaults to India 37 within the 67 minute match.
On Tuesday, India will play a classification match for 9-16 place in opposition to Cuba who had been positioned fourth within the Group D whereas the bottom-ranked groups of every group will play classification matches for Seventeenth-Twentieth place.
India, with a world rating of 49, started with a bang by surprising two-time African champions Nigeria who’re world No.9 within the opening Group A match. After Guatemala had been pressured to withdraw when their gamers had been discovered Covid-19 optimistic, India had been assured of a spot within the spherical of 16, behind European bronze medallist Poland, world No. 14, hosts Iran who’re ranked fifth, the opposite international locations within the group with two wins and 6 factors.
Indians are enjoying the worlds after a niche of 12 years, the final performed in 2009 when Italy hosted in 2009 and have a finest – second place – end within the 2003 Thailand version.
Brazil will meet Russia for a semifinal berth and the ultimate can be performed on Thursday (Sept. 2). Out of 20, solely 18 groups are competing within the Seventeenth version after the Dominican Republic additionally joined Guatemala as their gamers turned Covid-19 optimistic. Italy are the reigning champions which they gained in Tunis two years in the past whereas hosts Iran (2017 champs), Brazil (2003 champs) and Russia are the contenders.
Indian squad: Sandeep (Rajasthan), Sameer Chaudhary (captain, Delhi), Aman Kumar (Haryana), Harshit Giri (Chamdigarh), Ajay Kumar (Haryana), Tanish Choudhary (Delhi), Joshnoor Dhindsa (Punjab), Jibin Job (Kerala), Dushyant Singh (Rajasthan), Srinath Selvakumar (Tamil Nadu), Dibyam Shahi (Uttar Pradesh), Chikkanna Venu (libero, TN).Head coach: Pritam Singh Chauhan, assistant coach: Praveen Kumar Sharma & Bijoy Babu (assistant coaches)