MUMBAI: The eight-day camp for the Australia-bound India under-19 squad commenced on Tuesday at the Mumbai Cricket Association's academy in Bandra-Kurla Complex.
The squad, led by Rajasthan's Ashok Maneria and with former India stumper Chandrakant Pandit as coach, is scheduled to play three One-Day Internationals and two three-day games from April 7-19 after reaching Australia on April 4.
All the games are to be held in Hobart, Tasmania and Perth, Western Australia, a media release from the BCCI said.
The Team: Ashok Maneria (Capt, Raj), Harpreet Singh (Vice-capt., MP), Mukul Dagar (Har), Mayhank Agarwal, Karun Nair (both Kar), Mandeep Singh (Pun), Manan Sharma (Del), Sufian Sheikh (WK, Mum), Avi Barath (Guj), Saurav Netravalkar (Mum), Harshal Patel (Guj), Krishna Das (Asm), Jaidev Unadkad (Sau), Gagandeep Singh (UP), Gaurav Jathar (Mum), Kundan Singh (Jhar).
Support Staff:Amitabh Choudhary (Manager); Chandrakant Pandit (Coach); Vaibhav Daga (Physiotherapist); Afzal Khan (Trainer); Venkat (Video Analyst).
Itinerary: April 7: 1st U-19 ODI - Bellerive Oval, Hobart;
Apr 9: 2nd U-19 ODI - Bellerive Oval;
Apr 11-13: Three-day match - Bellerive Oval;
Apr 17: 3rd U-19 ODI - WACA, Perth;
Apr 19-21: Three-day match - WACA, Perth.