Mohammad Amaan, a middle-order batter from Uttar Pradesh, will captain the India Under-19 team in the upcoming ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. The 50-over tournament will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month.
The Indian team boasts a talented roster of young players who have made a mark on the domestic circuit. This includes Mumbai's Ayush Mhatre, Bihar's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tamil Nadu's C Andre Siddarth, Kerala leg-spinner Mohammed Enaan, and Karnataka batters Hardik Raj and Samarth Nagaraj.
India has been drawn into Group A, alongside Pakistan, Japan, and the host nation, UAE. Group B comprises Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal.
India will play a warm-up match against Bangladesh in Sharjah on November 26, ahead of the tournament.
The semifinals are set for December 6, with the final scheduled for December 8.
India U19 squad: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, C Andre Siddarth, Mohammad Amaan (Captain), Kiran Chormale (Vice-captain), Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (Wicketkeeper), Anurag Kawde (Wicketkeeper), Hardik Raj, Mohammad Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar.
Non-traveling reserves: Sahil Parakh, Naman Pushpak, Anmoljeet Singh, Pranav Raghavendra, D Dipesh.
India U19's schedule (All matches start at 10.30 am IST)
- November 30: India vs Pakistan at Dubai.
- December 2: India vs Japan at Sharjah.
- December 4: India vs UAE at Sharjah.
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