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Ricky Bhui to lead India Under-19 in Tri-Series 2015 vs Sri Lanka, England

The Tri-series is scheduled to happen from December 2 in Sri Lanka.

Ricky Bhui represents Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Trophy. Photo courtesy: cricketnewsworld.com
Ricky Bhui represents Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Trophy. Photo courtesy: cricketnewsworld.com

Ricky Bhui who has impressed off –late with his performances for Madhya Pradesh in the ongoing edition of Ranji Trophy will lead India Under-19 team for the Tri-Series to be played between India, England & Sri Lanka that is scheduled to happen from 2nd December 2015 to 21st December 2015 in Sri Lanka. The Junior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) met in Kolkata on Sunday to decide the squad for the series. Rahul Dravid-managed young side includes the likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Yogesh Sharma and Himanshu Rana, who are quite a familiar faces in the Indian domestic league. READ: Sarfaraz Khan: Getting coached by Rahul Dravid is a dream come true

Dravid recently in an interview admitted that he was close to identifying the team for the upcoming Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh next year. Earlier his side had featured in the tri-series that also included Afghanistan and Bangladesh. India U-19’s put on an impressive performance here to beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in a tri-series final and remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. The coach who is very happy with the young boys said, “This was a good tournament as we start preparing for the World Cup in January. Some of the boys have put in strong performances and we are close to identifying the core team for the World Cup.”

India Uner-19 squad: Ricky Bhui (c), Rishabh Pant, Yogesh Sharma, Kanishk Seth, Amandeep Khare, Mayank Dagar, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Binod Singh, Rahul Batham, Anmolpreet Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Washington Sundar, Sarfaraz Khan, Zeeshan Ansari, Shubham Mavi, Himanshu Rana

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