For many young cricketers, making a difference means scoring runs, taking wickets or helping their team win.

For 14-year-old Leeds cricketer Yuven “Yuvi” Gundeboina, this autumn it also means putting on his running shoes.

Yuvi was selected to take part in the ECB Champions of Change programme, which encourages young people to make a positive difference through cricket.

He decided to challenge himself to run and walk 150 km over three months, from September to November, raising money for new cricket equipment at his club, New Rover Cricket Club in Leeds.

Yuvi initially set himself a fundraising target of £500. He has already raised £718 and completed 49.22 km of his 150 km challenge.

But for Yuvi, the challenge has become about much more than fundraising.

His bigger ambition is to encourage other young people across Leeds and beyond to think about what they could do to make a difference at their own sports clubs or in their communities.

It doesn’t have to be running 150 km.

It could be walking, cycling, swimming, trekking — or an entirely different challenge.

The message behind Yuvi’s campaign is simple:

“Different challenges. Same big impact.”

Yuvi still has more than 100 km ahead of him before completing his challenge, balancing the kilometres with school, cricket and rest days.

But perhaps the success of the challenge won’t ultimately be measured only by reaching 150 km or by the amount of money raised.

If another young person sees Yuvi’s story and thinks, “What could I do for my club?”, his challenge will already have travelled much further than the distance on his running tracker.

Yuvi started with one goal: to make a difference to his cricket club in Leeds.

Now he hopes his challenge might encourage other young people to take the first step towards making a difference of their own.

Different challenges. Same big impact.