U19 Asia Cup: Mohammad Amaan Named India's Captain For 50-over Event

Uttar Presh middle-order batter Mohamm Amaan will le India in 50-over ACC Under-19 Asia Cup , which will take place in United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month.

India will open ir campaign against Pakistan in Dubai on November 30.

India have in ir ranks some youngsters who have impressed in domestic circuit like Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre, Bihar ’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tamil Nu’s C Andre Siddarth, Kerala leg-spinner Mohammed Enaan and Karnataka batter Hardik Raj and state-mate Samarth Nagaraj.

Apart from India and Pakistan, Group A features Japan and hosts UAE. Group E will have Sri Lanka, Banglesh , Afghanistan and Nepal.

Ahe of tournament, India will take on Banglesh in a practice match on November 26 in Sharjah.

semifinals of tournament are scheduled on December 6 while final is slated for December 8.

India U19 squ: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, C Andre Siddarth, Mohamm Amaan (C), Kiran Chormale (VC), Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Anurag Kawde (WK), Hardik Raj, Mohamm Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar.

Non-travelling reserves: Sahil Parakh, Naman Pushpak, Anmoljeet Singh, Pranav Raghavendra, D Dipesh.

India's U19 Asia Cup schedule 

November 30: India vs Pakistan at Dubai (All matches start at 10.30am IST) 

December 2: India vs Japan at Sharjah

December 4: India vs UAE at Sharjah