ACC Men’s U-19 Asia Cup: Uday Saharan to lead as India announces 15-member squad

Uday Saharan will be leading India in the upcoming ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2023, which is set to be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from December 8.

Saumy Kumar Pandey has been named the vice-captain as India announced their 15-member squad for the Under-19 Asia Cup. India will open its campaign by taking on Afghanistan on Friday, December 8.

India has been grouped alongside Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal in the tournament. Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, UAE and Japan make up the second group in the Under-19 Asia Cup.

All eyes will be on India’s second match in the tournament as they take on Pakistan on December 10 at the ICC Academy Oval-1.

India will face Nepal in their final group-stage encounter on December 12. The semi-finals and final are scheduled to be played on 15th and 17th December respectively. The final will be played at the Dubai



International Stadium.

India’s squad will consist of 15 members and three travelling standby players. The selection committee has also named four additional reserve players. However, the reserve players will not be part of the touring contingent.

India are the defending champions in the Under-19 Asia Cup and also the most successful side in the history of the competition, winning the title eight out of nine times since 1989.

India U-19 squad: Uday Saharan (captain), Saumy Kumar Pandey (vice-captain), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Dhanush Gowda, Avinash Rao (wk), M Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (wk), Aardhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari.

Standby players: Prem Devkar, Ansh Gosai, Mohammed Amaan.

Reserve players: Digvijay Patim Jayanth Goyat, P Vignesh, Kiran Chormale.