The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the men’s Under-19 squad for the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Asia Cup. Among the 15-member squad selected for the tournament, Ayush Mhatre has been appointed as the India Under-19 captain for the upcoming Under-19 Asia Cup, while Vihaan Malhotra will be his vice-captain. BCCI said in a statement that the Junior Cricket Committee has selected the India Under-19 team for the upcoming ACC Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup to be held in Dubai from December 12.
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Bihar’s 14-year-old cricket sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is currently playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025, has also been included in the squad. The BCCI has also included four standby players – Rahul Kumar, Hemchudesan J, BK Kishore and Aditya Rawat – to support the eight-team tournament in Dubai. In the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025, India has been placed in Group A with Pakistan and the other two teams will be decided after the qualifiers.
The ACC Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup Qualifier 2025 features 14 teams, including Bahrain, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and UAE, who will compete for three spots in the main tournament. The top two teams and the third-placed team will secure their places in the main competition.
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India U19 squad for Asia Cup: Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra (VC), Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Harvansh Singh (WK), Yuvraj Gohil, Kanishk Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Henil Patel, Udhav Mohan, Aaron George, Kishan Kumar Singh (subject to fitness clearance).