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[Saba Sports News] For the upcoming Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2023, slated to run in the UAE from December 8 to 17, the BCCI unveiled the 15-member India squad on Saturday. Leading the charge is 19-year-old Uday Saharan from Punjab, with Saumy Kumar Pandey of Madhya Pradesh as the vice-captain.
India, the defending champions, boasts an impressive track record, having clinched the Men’s U19 Asia Cup title eight times in 1989, 2003, 2012, 2013/14, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021.
The remainder of the main squad features talented players from across India, including Arshin Kulkarni and Sachin Dhas from Maharashtra, Adarsh Singh and Naman Tiwari from Uttar Pradesh, Rudra Mayur Patel from Gujarat, Priyanshu Moliya and Raj Limbani from Baroda, Musheer Khan from Mumbai, Aravelly Avanish Rao and Murugan Abhishek from Hyderabad, Innesh Mahajan from Himachal Pradesh, Dhanush Gowda from Karnataka and Aaradhya Shukla from Punjab.
The junior selection committee also named three traveling stand-by players and four reserves.
The tournament’s format sees eight teams divided into two groups. Group A comprises UAE, Sri Lanka, Japan, and Bangladesh, while Group B brings together traditional rivals India and Pakistan alongside Afghanistan and Nepal. The highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash is scheduled om December 10 at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.
India U19 squad: Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan (C), Aravelly Avanish Rao (WK), Saumy Kumar Pandey (VC), Murugan Abhishek, Innesh Mahajan (WK), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari
Traveling standbys: Prem Devkar, Ansh Gosai, Md. Amaan.
Reserve players: Digvijay Patil, Jayanth Goyat, P Vignesh, Kiran Chormale.