Three Karnataka players feature in the Indian team for the 50-over ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, which will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month. Left-arm orthodox spinner Hardik Raj, right-arm medium pacer Samarth Nagaraj, and leg-spinner KP Karthikeya were picked following impressive performances at the age-group level.The 18-year-old Hardik made his first-class debut against Tripura in the Ranji Trophy game in January this year. This season, he played three Ranji Trophy games. India also has in their ranks some youngsters who have impressed in the domestic circuit, like Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre, Bihar’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tamil Nadu’s C. Andre Siddarth, and Kerala leg-spinner Mohammed Enaan.India U-19 squad: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, C. Andre Siddarth, Mohammad Amaan (Captain), Kiran Chormale (Vice-Captain), Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (Wicket-Keeper), Anurag Kawde (Wicket-Keeper), Hardik Raj, Mohammad Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar.Non-travelling reserves: Sahil Parakh, Naman Pushpak, Anmoljeet Singh, Pranav Raghavendra, D. Dipesh.India’s schedule: November 30 against Pakistan (Dubai); December 2 against Japan (Sharjah); December 4 against UAE (Sharjah). All matches start at 10:30 am IST.
Three Karnataka players feature in the Indian team for the 50-over ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, which will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month. Left-arm orthodox spinner Hardik Raj, right-arm medium pacer Samarth Nagaraj, and leg-spinner KP Karthikeya were picked following impressive performances at the age-group level.The 18-year-old Hardik made his first-class debut against Tripura in the Ranji Trophy game in January this year. This season, he played three Ranji Trophy games. India also has in their ranks some youngsters who have impressed in the domestic circuit, like Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre, Bihar’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tamil Nadu’s C. Andre Siddarth, and Kerala leg-spinner Mohammed Enaan.India U-19 squad: Ayush Mhatre, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, C. Andre Siddarth, Mohammad Amaan (Captain), Kiran Chormale (Vice-Captain), Pranav Pant, Harvansh Singh Pangalia (Wicket-Keeper), Anurag Kawde (Wicket-Keeper), Hardik Raj, Mohammad Enaan, KP Karthikeya, Samarth Nagaraj, Yudhajit Guha, Chetan Sharma, Nikhil Kumar.Non-travelling reserves: Sahil Parakh, Naman Pushpak, Anmoljeet Singh, Pranav Raghavendra, D. Dipesh.India’s schedule: November 30 against Pakistan (Dubai); December 2 against Japan (Sharjah); December 4 against UAE (Sharjah). All matches start at 10:30 am IST.
