Delhi batsman Yash Dhul will lead the 20-man squad India The squad for the upcoming Under-19 Asia Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates from December 23, the BCCI announced on Friday. There will be a preparatory camp in Bengaluru ahead of the tournament and the governing body has also formed a 25-member team, consisting of five standby players.
“The All India Junior Selection Committee has selected a 20-member Indian Under-19 team for the upcoming ACC Under-19 Asia Cup to be played in the United Arab Emirates from 23rd December,” the governing body said in a statement.
“The selectors have also announced a 25-man squad for a preparatory camp at the Nationals” Cricket Academy in Bengaluru from December 11 to 19, ahead of the ACC event.”
Dhul was the highest run-scorer in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy earlier this year. The team averaged 75.50 for its 302 runs for DDCA in five matches played during the tournament.
The board, however, said that the Indian team for Under-19 World The Cup to be held in the West Indies in January-February next year will be announced later. Two-time defending champions India have won the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup six times in the last eight editions, sharing the trophy with Pakistan in 2012.
India U-19 Asia Cup squad: Harnoor Singh Pannu, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ansh Gosai, SK Rashid, Yash Dhul (Captain), Anneshwar 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 attending the preparatory camp at NCA: Ayush Singh Thakur, Uday Saharan, Shashwat Dangwal, Dhanush Gowda, PM Singh Rathore.
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