NEW DELHI: Uday Saharan will captain India in the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa next year, with the same squad from the ongoing U-19 Asia Cup retained for the global event commencing on January 19.
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The 19-year-old from Punjab will also lead the team in a tri-series in South Africa, featuring England, starting from December 29, with Saumy Kumar Pandey serving as his deputy.
For the tri-series, the BCCI has selected Prem Devkar, Ansh Gosai, and Mohammad Amaan as standby players.
"Post the tri-series, the India U-19 team will begin preparations for the much-anticipated U-19 World Cup," said BCCI in a statement.
The five-time defending champions begin their campaign against Bangladesh in group A on January 20 in Bloemfontein.
Ireland and the USA are the other two teams in the group A.
India squad for tri-series and U19 World Cup: Uday Saharan (c), Saumy Kumar Pandey (vc), Arshin Kulkarni, Adarsh Singh, Rudra Mayur Patel, Sachin Dhas, Priyanshu Moliya, Musheer Khan, Murugan Abhishek, Aravelly Avanish Rao (wk), Innesh Mahajan (wk), Dhanush Gowda, Aaradhya Shukla, Raj Limbani and Naman Tiwari.
Stand-by: Prem Devkar, Ansh Gosai and Mohammad Amaan.
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