The BCCI has announced India's U19 squad for the upcoming England tour. The two teams are scheduled to play five One-Day and two multi-day matches on the tour from June 24 to July 23. Ayush Mhatre who has done well for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season, has been appointed the captain of the team. Abhigyan Kundu is named his deputy who is also one of the two wicketkeeper picked in the 16-member squad.
Mhatre has been one of the finds of IPL 2025, having joined CSK as an injury replacement in the middle of the season. He has so far scored 206 runs in just six matches at an average of 34.33 and a strike rate of 187.27 with a half-century to his name. The youngster has smacked 28 fours and eight sixes in his short stint with CSK.
Meanwhile, like Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been a sensation this season. He made his debut this season in the middle of the season and played seven matches, scoring 252 runs at an average of 36 and a strike rate of 206.55 with a century and a fifty to his name. Suryavanshi smacked the fastest century by an Indian, off 34 balls, this season smashing records at will.
All eyes will be on these two superstar players, and their red-ball skills will also be tested on this tour. Apart from them, players like Harvansh Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Aditya Rana and Anmoljeet Singh among others will also be important for India U19 on their to UK.
India U19 Squad: Ayush Mhatre (Captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Maulyarajsinh Chavda, Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (Vice-Captain & WK), Harvansh Singh (WK), R S Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra, Mohammed Enaan, Aditya Rana, Anmoljeet Singh
Standby Players: Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Vedant Trivedi, Vikalp Tiwari, Alankrith Rapole (WK)
Schedule
June 24 (Tuesday) - One-Day Warm-Up match at Loughborough University
June 27 (Friday) - 1st One Day at Hove
June 30 (Monday) - 2nd One Day at Northampton
July 2 (Wednesday) - 3rd One Day at Northampton
July 5 (Saturday) - 4th One Day at Worcester
July 7 (Monday) - 5th One Day at Worcester
July 12 (Saturday) to July 15 (Tuesday) - 1st Multi-Day Match at Beckenham
July 20 (Sunday) to July 23 (Wednesday) - 2nd Multi-Day Match at Chelmsford
