New Delhi: The All India Junior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 20-member Indian team for the Under-19 Asia Cup starting in the UAE from this month.
Apart from this, 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 organized in the UAE from December 23. The Indian team is a strong contender for this tournament and it has to be seen how the young players will perform.
The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup will be organized in the West Indies in January-February next year and that's why this tournament is being seen as a preparation for the World Cup.
India U19 Asia Cup squad: Harnoor Singh Pannu, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ansh Gosai, S K Rasheed, Yash Dhull (Captain), Anneshwar Gautam, Siddharth Yadav, Kaushal Tambe, Nishant Sindhu, Dinnesh Bana (wk), Aaradhya Yadav (wk), Rajangad Bawa, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Garv Sangwan, Ravi Kumar, Rishith Reddy, Manav Parakh, Amrit Raj Upadhyay, Vicky Ostwal, Vasu Vats (subject to fitness clearance).
Standby players who will attend preparatory camp at NCA: Ayush Singh Thakur, Uday Saharan, Shashwat Dangwal, Dhanush Gowda, PM Singh Rathore