The BCCI has announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s U-19 World Cup and the tri-series in South Africa. Uday Saharan will lead the young Indian side who will have a big task to defend the title which they won in the last edition under Yash Dhull’s captaincy.
The tri-series between India, England & South Africa will kick off on the 29th of December, 2023 with the final scheduled on January 10, 2024.
The young guns will begin their preparations for the Under-19 World Cup after the completion of the tri-series which is going to be a perfect tune-up for them ahead of the showpiece event.
Defending champions India will start the defence of their crown on January 20 against Bangladesh, who claimed the silverware when the tournament was last hosted in South Africa back in 2020.
In the group listings, holders India are joined by Bangladesh, Ireland and USA in Group A. Group B consists of England, South Africa, West Indies and Scotland. Group C features Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Namibia while Group D is made up of Afghanistan, Pakistan, New Zealand and Nepal.
Hosts South Africa will play the tournament opener against West Indies on 19 January.
The event will welcome a new format for this edition, where teams progressing from the group stages will enter a new Super Six stage, starting 30 January, where two groups of six teams will clash to determine the Semi-Finalists and the subsequent Finalists.
India Squad: Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (C), Aravelly Avanish Rao (WK), Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC), Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (WK), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari
Travelling Stand-by Players for Tri-Series: Prem Devkar, Ansh Gosai, Md. Amaan
Back-up players: Digvijay Patil (Maharashtra Cricket Association), Jayanth Goyat (Haryana Cricket Association), P Vignesh (Tamil Nadu Cricket Association), Kiran Chormale (Maharashtra Cricket Association).
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