New DelhiThe All India Junior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 20-member Indian squad for the Under-19 Asia Cup starting this month in the UAE.
In addition, the committee has also announced a 25-member squad to be played at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru from December 11 to 19.
Both these tournaments are very important in terms of the Under-19 World Cup to be held in January-February next year. According to the BCCI, the Indian team for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup will be announced soon.
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According to the BCCI, the Under-19 Asia Cup will be held in the UAE from December 23. The Indian team is a strong contender for this tournament and it remains to be seen how the young players perform.
The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup will be held in the West Indies in January-February next year and hence this tournament is being seen as a preparation for the World Cup.
India U-19 Asia Cup squad: Harnoor Singh Pannu, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ansh Gosai, SK Rashid, Yash Dhul (capt), Aneshwar Gautam, Siddharth Yadav, Kaushal Tambe, Nishant Sindhu, Dinesh Bana (wk), Aaradhya Yadav (wk) , Rajangad Bawa, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Garv Sangwan, Ravi Kumar, Rishith Reddy, Manav Parekh, Amrit Raj Upadhyay, Vicky Ostwal, Vasu Vats (Subject to fitness approval).
Standby players who will attend preparatory camp at NCA: Ayush Singh Thakur, Uday Saharan, Shashwat Dangwal, Dhanush Gowda, PM Singh Rathore
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