New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Former Zimbabwe skipper Tatenda Taibu, the 'Player of the Tournament' in the 2002 edition of the U19 World Cup, hailed the tournament as a "trampoline to jump into professional cricket' and urged the youngsters to enjoy their game in the tournament despite the pressure that could come with such marquee age-group tournaments.

Taibu is the ambassador for the upcoming ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup, starting from January 15 onwards, to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia. He was involved in two editions of the tournament, in 2000 and 2002. He was the player of the tournament in the latter edition. Across both tournaments, he scored 374 runs in 15 matches and innings at an average of 34.00, with three fifties. In the 2002 e...