BCCI announce India U-19 squads for Tri-Series including Bangladesh

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced India U19 A and India U19 B squads that will play a triangular series also featuring the Bangladesh U19 team. The tournament will be held in Kolkata from 28th November to 7th December. With the next Under-19 T20 World Cup scheduled for next year, it’s a great opportunity for both sides to stake a claim in the squad for the global event.

Meanwhile, the All-India Junior Selection Committee has picked the two Indian teams that will take part in the triangular series. A double round-robin format will be followed, wherein the three sides will play each other thrice in the league stages. The top two teams will then advance to the final on December 7.

Preparations for next U-19 World Cup are underway

India and Bangladesh locked horns in the finals of the last Under-19 World Cup in South Africa last year. While India entered that summit clash as favourites, the Tigers stunned them and walked away with a thrilling win.

While different sets of Indian and Bangladesh teams will be featuring in the upcoming series, a similar tussle can be expected. Speaking of the squads, SK Rasheed will lead the India U-19 A team, Aneeshwar Gautam has been named the captain of the B team.

India U19 A squad: Harnoor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SK Rasheed (Captain), Yash Dhull (VC), Siddarth Yadav, Dinesh Bana, S Rohilla (WK), Raj Angad Bawa, Garv Sangwan, RS Hangargekar, Manav Parakh, Vivek Kumar, Amrit Raj Upadhyay, Nishant Sindhu, Aryan Dalal

India U19 B squad: Md Faiz, R Vimal Kumar, Ansh Gosai, Uday Saharan, KS Tambe, Aneeshwar Gautam (Captain), Aaradhya Yadav (WK), PM Singh Rathore (VC), Vasu Vats, Dhanush Gowda, Aayush Singh Thakur, Shaswat Dangwal, Shashank M, Vicky Ostwal, Shoun Roger