Ayush Mhatre to lead, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi included as BCCI announces India's squad for U19 Asia Cup

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Ayush Mhatre to lead, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi included as BCCI announces India's squad for U19 Asia Cup
Vaibhav Suryavanshi of India U19 (l) touches gloves with Ayush Mhatre during the England U19 and India U19 Youth One Day Match

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Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 is scheduled to start from December 12.

India vs Pakistan Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 will take place on December 14.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced India's squad for the upcoming ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2025, which is scheduled to start from December 12 in Dubai. Ayush Mhate will lead the side, and Vihaan Malhotra will be his deputy in the multinational tournament. 

Young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will also be a part of the squad, and Kishan Kumar Singh, who made it to the 15-member squad, will be subject to fitness clearance. Team India will face Pakistan in their second clash of the mega event on December 14 at the ICC Academy.

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India's schedule for ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup

ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup schedule – India matches

No.

Day

Date

Match

Opponent

Venue

1

Friday

12th December

1st One-Day

Qualifier 1

ICC Academy 

2

Sunday

14th December

2nd One-Day

Pakistan

ICC Academy 

3

Tuesday

16th December

3rd One-Day

Qualifier 3

The Seven’s

4

Friday

19th December

1st Semi-final

A1 vs B2

ICC Academy 

5

Friday

19th December

2nd  Semi-final

B1 vs A2

The Seven’s

6

Sunday

21st December

Final

 

TBC

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Groups for ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup

Group A: India, Pakistan, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 3

Group B: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Qualifier 2. 

India's squad for ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup

Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra (vc), Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh (wk), Yuvraj Gohil, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan A. Patel, Naman Pushpak, D. Deepesh, Henil Patel, Kishan Kumar Singh*, Udhav Mohan, Aaron George.

Standby players: Rahul Kumar, Hemchudeshan J, B.K. Kishore, Aditya Rawat.