Ayush Mhatre to guide India for the upcoming Beneath-19 Asia Cup to be held in Dubai from December 12 to 21.
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Promising batter Ayush Mhatre was on Friday (November 28, 2025) retained as captain of a 15-member Indian staff for the upcoming U19 Asia Cup wherein the main focus shall be once more on teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
The age-group continental match shall be held in Dubai from December 12-21 in 50-overs format.
Mhatre had additionally led India throughout a multi-format tour of Australia in September and October.
Vihaan Malhotra has been appointed because the vice-captain for the match which is able to function a preparatory floor for the U19 World Cup, to be performed in Zimbabwe and Namibia in January-February subsequent yr.
Sooryavanshi, the 14-year-old batting sensation, just lately shone within the Rising Stars Asia Cup when he hit a 32-ball century for joint third-fastest in males’s T20 format, whereas scoring 144 off solely 42 balls towards the United Arab Emirates.
Kishan Kumar Singh has been picked within the squad topic to health, the BCCI mentioned in an announcement.
India will open their marketing campaign towards a yet-to-be-confirmed opponent (qualifier) on December 12 earlier than their match towards Pakistan on December 14. They’ll play one other qualifier on December 16.
The semifinals are scheduled for December 19 with the ultimate slated two days afterward December 21.
India U19 squad:
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 gamers: Rahul Kumar, Hemchudeshan J, B.Ok. Kishore, Aditya Rawat.
Revealed – November 28, 2025 03:02 pm IST
