Malachi's World Cup debut in 2007 was magical. Seventeen at the time,
was given the new ball against India and ran in to bowl at Robin Uthappa.

"I was the youngest in the team so nobody was really expecting much from
me," Malachi said. "So I didn't have many nerves in my system. So I freed
up and tried to just get the ball as close to the stumps as possible."

It was a full delivery just outside off stump, Uthappa poked at it
nervously, the ball flew towards first slip where the massive Dwayne Leverock defied
gravity by diving full stretch to his right to pull off a stunning one
handed catch. The players converged on Malachi, and after he emerged from
the bottom of the heap, you could see that he had tears in his eye.

"It was a good catch," Malachi said. "I thanked him [Leverock] for the
catch and the effort he put in. I took it as a stepping stone in my
career."

So what was that World Cup like for Malachi? He says it was a great
experience from which he learned a tremendous amount from all the Test
players - Sachin Tendulkar in particular - around him. "I took it as a
training camp and took the opportunity to learn as much as I could about
the game."

Malachi spent his time between that World Cup and this one training and
going on a few senior tours. He's 18 now and by the time the next U-19
World Cup comes around he might be too old. However, he would have to play a part if Bermuda harbour hopes of qualifying for another senior World Cup. Malachi, who wants to
study liberal arts, will be striving to mix it with the big boys once again.