Tournaments & Achievements in South Africa

Top Batsman and Best Allrounder – KEPS Under 11 – 2013 Cricket Season

Neyan was the best Batsman and Allrounder in the cricket season of 2013 for the KEPS Under 11 cricket team. Neyan is 10 years old now.

Under 10 bowling rankings for all time

Neyan was either the best man or the bowler or both in 5 of the 7 matches KEPS Cricket team (CRICKET) played against other teams like NSSSC, St Davids, Merchiston, Pridwin and WHPS.

Neyan with Jeff – A Transformation – May 2013 to Dec 2013

Jeff has been coaching Neyan since May 2013. Jeff is the Head Coach – Wanderers Cricket Club, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Neyan being coached by Gary Kirsten

Lloyd Hobson training Neyan for Quick Singles and doubles

KEPS produced SA's new Cricket star Quinton de Kock, South African captain Graeme Smith and several international cricket players!

About Neyan

Neyan Shyam Kangayan; D.O.B: 17th May 2003 is a Tamilnadu born Indian cricketer who currently represents the state of Pondicherry in domestic level cricket. He played for Tamilnadu state team in Under- 14 category tournaments conducted by BCCI. He came to lime light during under-16 national level inter state Vijay Merhant Trophy 2018-19 season conducted by BCCI, when he scored Record Triple century (302 not out) against Goa...

Jeff Levin's Testimonial on Neyan

I have been working with Neyan for only a short while, but am in no doubt of his ability and talent.

Neyan is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding Ten year old cricketers that I have seen.

What makes Neyan stand apart from all others his age?

- He obviously has a God given gift as he is very natural in his strokeplay and he has been exposed to good coaching from an early age.
- He has the ability to listen, understand and put into practice

I work with Neyan on an individual basis and he also attends my Winter Academy for High School pupils where he bats and bowls with cricketers quite a lot older than him.

Being only ten, the one area that is foreign to him, and where he struggles is the extra bounce generated by the older and taller bowlers on artificial wickets, but he never complains.

He simply gets on with it and he has started giving me good feedback now, which is another indication of his ability and maturity.

Neyan is also a very talented and accurate seam bowler.

My belief is that Neyan could easily be playing competitive cricket in an under 14 age group and has the ability to go really far in the future if managed properly

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