The 16-year old talented all-rounder of Mumbai Yashasvi jaiswal has been picked for under 19 team for the Asia cup, which will be played in Dhaka next month. Yashasvi recently scored 114 not out during the indian youth one-day international against Sri Lanka and helped india to won the series 3-2.
Pavan Shah has replaced Aryan Juyal as the captain of the India U-19 squad for the Asia Cup, starting in Dhaka from September 29. Most of the players from India’s tour of Sri Lanka were retained while Juyal has been dropped. Although he is only 16, Juyal won’t be eligible to play in the next World Cup, as BCCI policy doesn’t allow any player to play two successive colts World Cup.
India U19 Squad for Asia Cup: Pavan Shah (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat (wicket-keeper), Yash Rathod, Ayush Badoni, Nehal Wadhera, Prab Simran Singh (wicket-keeper), Siddharth Desai, Harsh Tyagi, Ajay Dev Goud, Yatin Mangwani, Mohit Jangra, Sameer Choudhary, Rajesh Mohanty.