Published: May 22, 2025, 02:18 PM (IST)
Edited: May 22, 2025, 02:18 PM (IST)
Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre was on Thursday appointed captain of the India U-19 team for next month’s tour of England, while 14-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi is also included in the squad.
The tour, scheduled to begin on June 24, will include a 50-over warm-up match, followed by a five-match Youth One-Day series and two Multi-Day matches against England U19.
Suryavanshi was selected following a breakthrough IPL season with Rajasthan Royals. The young power hitter from Samastipur, Bihar, gained nationwide attention after becoming the youngest player to score an IPL century. His 35-ball hundred against Gujarat Titans last month was also the second-fastest in the league.
He has played five first-class matches and six List A games for Bihar but is yet to score a hundred in any of those matches. However, Suryavanshi had made a hundred against the Australia U19 in the first Youth Test at Chennai last year.
Seventeen-year-old Mhatre, on the other hand, has played nine first-class matches and seven List A games, scoring 962 runs. The opener replaced Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad midway this season after the latter was ruled out with an elbow injury.
Mumbai wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu has been named as Ayush Mhatre’s deputy. Another notable selection is Kerala leg-spinner Mohammed Enaan, who stood out with his performance against Australia U-19 in December last year.
Enaan claimed 16 wickets in two Youth Tests against Australia, finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the series. Punjab off-spinner Anmoljeet Singh, who was the second-highest wicket-taker with 9 dismissals, has also been included in the squad.
India U19 Squad : Ayush Mhatre (Captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Maulyarajsinh Chavda, Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (Vice-Captain & WK), Harvansh Singh (WK), R S Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra, Mohammed Enaan, Aditya Rana, Anmoljeet Singh.
Standby Players: Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Vedant Trivedi, Vikalp Tiwari, Alankrith Rapole (WK).
