India U-19 To Start World Cup Preparations With A Tri-Series

India U-19 are set to prepare for the upcoming World Cup, starting with a triangular series against South Africa U-19 and Afghanistan U-19.

The three sides will face each other twice at the venue of Old Edwardians Cricket Club, Johannesburg.

The Honorary Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jay Shah, on Friday, December 23, announced that India U-19 will start the preparation for the Men's U-19 World Cup with a triangular series against South Africa U-19 and Afghanistan U-19 in South Africa. The Men's U-19 World Cup will be held in South Africa next year and India will start their preparation starting December 29, when they face Afghanistan U-19 in the opener and then go on to face hosts South Africa U-19 on January 2, 2024. The three sides will face each other twice at the venue of Old Edwardians Cricket Club, Johannesburg.

Below is the list of fixtures of India U-19:

S.No.	Date	Opponent	Venue
1	December 29, 2023	Afghanistan	Old Edwardians Cricket Club
2	January 2, 2024	South Africa	Old Edwardians Cricket Club
3	January 4, 2024	Afghanistan	Old Edwardians Cricket Club
4	January 6, 2024	South Africa	Old Edwardians Cricket Club

 

Below is the list of the squad for U-19 triangular series and Men's U-19 World Cup:

 

NO	NAME	ASSOCIATION
1	Arshin Kulkarni	Maharashtra Cricket Association
2	Adarsh Singh	Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association
3	Rudra Mayur Patel	Gujarat Cricket Association
4	Sachin Dhas	Maharashtra Cricket Association
5	Priyanshu Moliya	Baroda Cricket Association
6	Musheer Khan	Mumbai Cricket Association
7	Uday Saharan (C)	Punjab Cricket Association
8	Aravelly Avanish Rao (WK)	Hyderabad Cricket Association
9	Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC)	Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association
10	Murugan Abhishek	Hyderabad  Cricket Association
11	Innesh Mahajan (WK)	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
12	Dhanush Gowda	Karnataka State Cricket Association
13	Aaradhya Shukla	Punjab  Cricket Association
14	Raj Limbani	Baroda Cricket Association
15	Naman Tiwari	Uttar Pradesh  Cricket Association
Traveling standby players for tri-series
1	Prem Devkar	Mumbai Cricket Association
2	Ansh Gosai	Saurashtra Cricket Association
3	Md. Amaan	Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association

 

Below is the list of the back-up players waiting in the wings:

1. Digvijay Patil (Maharashtra  Cricket Association)
2. Jayanth Goyat (Haryana  Cricket Association)
3. P Vignesh (Tamil Nadu  Cricket Association)
4. Kiran Chormale (Maharashtra Cricket Association)