Bio:

Udaybir Singh Walia is a young cricket player who has been a part of BC Cricket Teams for the last four years. India’s World Cup victory in 2011 inspired him to take up cricket.

Since 2018, he has been playing for the U-19 Canadian National Cricket Team and for the Newton Surrey Elite team. In June 2019, the Newton Surrey Elite team won the champion’s title and $20,000 in Big Bash – a premium cricket competition in western Canada.

Walia was the Most Valuable Player for the tournament. In July, his U-19 Canadian team won the qualifiers for playing in the U-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled for January 2020 in South Africa. Walia wants to see Canada recognized as one of the best cricket playing nations in the world.