Bihar’s 13-YO Vaibhav Suryavanshi Named In India’s Squad For Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2024

Last Updated:November 13, 2024, 21:27 IST

India U19, the most successful side of the competition, having won the tournament eight times, are placed in Group A, which also features Pakistan U19, Japan U19, and hosts, UAE U19

Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Bihar’s batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi was named in India’s squad for the Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2024, announced by the BCCI on Wednesday. The tournament will be played in the 50-over format in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

India U19, the most successful side of the competition, having won the tournament eight times, are placed in Group A, which also features Pakistan U19, Japan U19, and hosts, UAE U19. Group B, on the other hand, is formed by Afghanistan U19, Bangladesh U19, Nepal U19, and Sri Lanka U19.

Ahead of the tournament, India U19 will take on Bangladesh U19 in a practice match on 26th November, in Sharjah.

India U19 will begin their campaign by facing Pakistan U19 on 30th November in Dubai. India will then take on Japan U19 and UAE U19 on 2nd November and 4th November respectively in Sharjah.

India U19 Squad: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, C Andre Siddarth, Mohd. Amaan (C), Kiran Chormale (VC), Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Anurag Kawde (WK), Hardik Raj, Md. Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar

Non-travelling Reserves: Sahil Parakh, Naman Pushpak, Anmoljeet Singh, Pranav Raghavendra, D Dipesh.

India are the reigning champions of the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, after winning the inaugural edition in 2023 in South Africa. They will play its first match of the Women’s U19 Asia Cup against Pakistan on December 15 at 2 pm local time, followed by facing Nepal on December 17.

The top two teams from both groups will enter the Super Four stage, with matches to take place on December 19 and 20. The top two teams from the Super Four stage will reach the final on December 22 to determine the first-ever champions of the Women’s U19 Asia Cup.

The decision to launch the Women’s U19 Asia Cup was taken by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) during its Executive Board Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 11. It said their vision of launching the tournament will give emerging female cricketers in Asia the opportunity to compete on an international platform and help them get crucial experience and readiness to ultimately help Asian teams perform better on the world stage.

(With Agency Inputs)