U-19 World Cup: Team India announce 17-man squad, Yash Dhull to lead the side in West Indies – The BCCI on Sunday confirmed that Yash Dhull will join the likes of Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Ishan Kishan and Prithvi Shaw among others in leading India at a U-19 World Cup. With the tournament set to kick start in less than a month’s time, India have announced a 17-man contingent for the same, with five standby players in line with the COVID-19 situation. Follow Insidesport.in for all U-19 World Cup updates.
U-19 World Cup: Team India announce 17-man squad, Yash Dhull to lead the side in West Indies
The All-India Junior Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the upcoming ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup to be played in the West Indies from 14th January to 5th February 2022 across four host countries. The 14th edition of the tournament will see 16 teams competing for the trophy in 48 matches.
🚨 NEWS 🚨: Four-time winners India announce ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 squad. #BoysInBlue
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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 19, 2021
India are the most successful team having won four titles in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018. India have also been runner-up in 2016 and in the previous edition of the tournament held in 2020 in New Zealand. Yash Dhull and Co. would hope to add an unprecedented fifth title to India’s list of honours when they touchdown in the Caribbean.
India squad for 2022 U-19 World Cup
| S. No. | Name | State Association |
| 1 | Yash Dhull (Captain) | Delhi District Cricket Association |
| 2 | Harnoor Singh | UTCA (Chandigarh) |
| 3 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Mumbai Cricket Association |
| 4 | SK Rasheed (vice-captain) | Andhra Cricket Association |
| 5 | Nishant Sindhu | Haryana Cricket Association |
| 6 | Siddarth Yadav | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association |
| 7 | Aneeshwar Gautam | Karnataka State Cricket Association |
| 8 | Dinesh Bana (WK) | Haryana Cricket Association |
| 9 | Aaradhya Yadav (WK) | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association |
| 10 | Raj Angad Bawa | UTCA (Chandigarh) |
| 11 | Manav Parakh | Tamil Nadu Cricket Association |
| 12 | Kaushal Tambe | Maharashtra Cricket Association |
| 13 | RS Hangargekar | Maharashtra Cricket Association |
| 14 | Vasu Vats | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association |
| 15 | Vicky Ostwal | Maharashtra Cricket Association |
| 16 | Ravikumar | Cricket Association of Bengal |
| 17 | Garv Sangwan | Haryana Cricket Association |
Standby players –
- Rishit Reddy – Hyderabad Cricket Association
- Uday Saharan – Punjab Cricket Association
- Ansh Gosai – Saurashtra Cricket Association
- Amrit Raj Upadhyay – Cricket Association of Bengal
- PM Singh Rathore – Rajasthan Cricket Association
U-19 World Cup: Team India announce 17-man squad, Yash Dhull to lead the side in West Indies
The format will see the top two teams from each of the four groups advance to the Super League while the remaining teams feature in the Plate across 23 days of competition. India U19 are placed in Group B. India kick off their campaign on January 15th against South Africa, while will play their final group game against Uganda a week later.
| India’s fixtures at ICC U19 World Cup 2022 | ||||
| S.No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Time in IST |
| 1 | 15th January | South Africa | Providence Stadium, Guyana | 19:30 |
| 2 | 19th January | Ireland | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago | 19:30 |
| 3 | 22nd January | Uganda | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago | 19:30 |
