BCCI announces India U19 squad for Australia series; Ayush Mhatre to lead

On Wednesday, July 30, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Junior Selection Committee picked a strong India U19 squad for the upcoming Australia tour, scheduled to start on Sunday, September 21.

Notably, India U19 will play against Australia U19 in three youth ODIs and two multi-day youth Tests, with the tour coming to a conclusion on October 10. The Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane will host all five games of the tour.

It's important to note that India U19 will enter this series after the successful completion of the England tour, winning the five-match Youth ODI series by 3-2 and drawing the two-match Youth Test series.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre, who played crucial roles on the England tour, will be a part of the Australia tour. While Ayush will lead the squad, Vihaan Malhotra will be his deputy.

“The Junior Selection Committee has picked India U19's squad for the upcoming tour of Australia in September. The India U19 side will play three one-day games and two multi-day matches against Australia's U19 side,” the BCCI statement read on its official website.

India U19 squad for Australia series: Ayush Mhatre (c), Vihaan Malhotra (vc), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi, Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh (wk), R S Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Naman Pushpak, Henil Patel, D Deepesh, Kishan Kumar, Anmoljeet Singh, Khilan Patel, Udhav Mohan, Aman Chauhan.

Standby players: Yudhajit Guha, Laxman, B.K. Kishore, Alankrith Rapole, and Arnav Bugga.

Australia U19 vs India U19 full schedule:

Sunday, September 21

First Youth ODI, Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane, 10:00 AM IST

Wednesday, September 24

Second Youth ODI, Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane, 10:00 AM IST

Friday, September 26

Third Youth ODI, Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane, 10:00 AM IST

September 30 to October 3 

First Youth Test, Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane, 5:30 AM IST

October 7 to October 10

Second Youth Test, Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane, 5:30 AM IST

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