India team for U-19 Cricket World Cup announced

Mumbai Dec 3 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced a 15-man India squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 Cricket World Cup 2018.

The 16-team event will be held in New Zealand from January 13 to February 3.

India are the joint-most successful team in the history of the tournament with Australia winning the title thrice.

"A preparatory camp will be held in Bengaluru from December 8 to 22. Mumbai s Shaw and Bengal s Porel have been permitted to join their Ranji Trophy sides for the quarterfinal stage and will join the camp on December 12 " the BCCI said in a statement.

The BCCI have also named five standby players for the tournament: Om Bhosle Rahul Chahar Ninad Rathva Urvil Patel and Aditya Thakare.

Squad:

India U-19: Prithvi Shaw (captain) Shubman Gill (vice captain) Manjot Kalra Himanshu Rana Abhishek Sharma Riyan Parag Aryan Juyal (wicket-keeper) Harvik Desai (wicket-keeper) Shivam Mavi Kamlesh Nagarkoti Ishan Porel Arshdeep Singh Anukul Roy Shiva Singh Pankaj Yadav.

--IANS
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