Uday Saharan can be main India in the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa subsequent 12 months, as the identical aspect from the continuing U-19 Asia Cup has been retained for the worldwide showpiece starting on January 19.
The 19-year-old Punjab lad would even be main the aspect throughout a tri-series in South Africa, additionally involving England, from December 29, with Saumy Kumar Pandey being his deputy.
The BCCI has additionally picked Prem Devkar, Ansh Gosai and Mohammad Amaan on standby for the tri-series.
“Post the tri-series, the India U-19 team will begin preparations for the much-anticipated U-19 World Cup,” mentioned BCCI in an announcement.
The five-time defending champions start their marketing campaign towards Bangladesh in group A on January 20 in Bloemfontein.
Ireland and the USA are the opposite two groups in the group A.
India squad for tri-series and U19 World Cup: Uday Saharan (c), Saumy Kumar Pandey (vc), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Murugan Abhishek, Aravelly Avanish Rao (wk), Innesh Mahajan (wk), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari.
Stand-by: Prem Devkar, Ansh Gosai and Mohammad Amaan.
