BCCI announces Hardik-Pant-loaded India's 15-member squad for Asia Cup 2024, will face arch-rivals Pakistan on this date

The BCCI's Junior Selection Committee has announced India's 15-member U19 squad for the upcoming ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates. The middle-order batter from UP, Mohammed Aman will be seen leading India in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2024. India vs Pakistan clashes are always high-octane and grab a lot of attention be it a men's, women's or even an U19 clash. The iconic rivalry between the two nations raise the bar of competition and gives fans something to watch out for.

India's squad for U-19 Asia Cup 2024 announced 

India U19, the most successful team in the tournament's history with eight titles, has been drawn into Group A alongside Pakistan U19, Japan U19, and UAE U19. Group B consists of Afghanistan U19, Bangladesh U19, Nepal U19, and Sri Lanka U19. To prepare for the tournament, India U19 will play a practice match against Bangladesh U19 on November 26th in Sharjah.

India's U-19 team to take on Pakistan on November 30

India U19 will kick off their campaign against Pakistan U19 on November 30 in Dubai. They will then face Japan U-19 on November 2nd and UAE U19 on November 4th, both matches to be played in Sharjah.

India has named a strong U-19 squad with players boasting significant domestic cricket experience. The 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also made a cut in the squad. Vaibhav rose to the fame with a 58-ball century in youth Test series against Australia in Chennai earlier this year.

The Indian U19 squad also includes promising players like Mumbai opener Ayush Mhatre, who recently scored a century in the Ranji Trophy against Maharashtra. Other notable names in the squad include Tamil Nadu's Andre Siddharth and all-rounder Kiran Chormale. The team will be led by Uttar Pradesh's Aman, who captained India against Australia in September and scored two half-centuries in the three-match series.

India's U-19 Asia Cup squad:

Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, C Andre Siddarth, Mohd. Amaan (C), Kiran Chormale (VC), Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (WK), Anurag Kawde (WK), Hardik Raj, Md. Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar

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

Here's India's schedule for U-19 Asia Cup 2024

Notably, All of India U19's matches will be played in Dubai and Sharjah. Their highly-anticipated match against Pakistan U19 is scheduled for November 30th at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The subsequent matches against Japan U19 and UAE U19 will be held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.