The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Tuesday, December 12 announced the U19 squad for the tri-series in South Africa and the much anticipated Men’s U19 World Cup. The tri-series between India, England and will kick off on December 29, 2023, with the final set to take place on January 10, 2024.
Following the series, India will begin their preparations for the U19 World Cup. They are in Group A with Bangladesh, Ireland and the USA. India begins their U19 World Cup campaign on January 20, 2024, against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein. They take on Ireland and the USA on January 25 and January 28 respectively.
The selectors have named a 15-member Indian U19 squad for the upcoming series as well as the World Cup, led by Punjab cricketer Uday Sharan. The squad boasts of Musheer Khan, Arshin Kulkarni, Murugan Abhishek and other talented players. The selectors have also named three travelling reserves for the tri-series in South Africa and four backup options.
India U19 squad- Tri-series & ICC Men’s World Cup |
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| 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 |
| Travelling standby players for tri-series in South Africa | ||
| 1 | Prem Devkar | Mumbai Cricket Association |
| 2 | Ansh Gosai | Saurashtra Cricket Association |
| 3 | Mohammed Amaan | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association |
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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