BCCI Announces India U19 Squads for Australia Tour, Aaryavir Sehwag and Anvay Dravid Included

NEW DELHI: The BCCI Men's Selection Committee on Thursday announced India's Under-19 squads for Australia's Under-19 tour of India, which will feature three One-Day matches and two Multi-Day fixtures. One of the biggest takeaways from the squads is the inclusion of former India cricketer Virender Sehwag's son, Aaryavir Sehwag, in the One-Day squad. Anvay Dravid, son of former India captain Rahul Dravid was also named in the squad. Anvay Dravid was part of Sri Lanka tour in July, and scored 87 in the second one-day game. He is one of two wicketkeepers alongside Rajat Baghel. The tour will begin on September 19 in Rajkot, which will host all three One-Day matches and the first Multi-Day fixture. The second Multi-Day match will be played in Ahmedabad. The One-Day series schedule is:

September 19 – First One-Day, Rajkot

September 21 – Second One-Day, Rajkot

September 23 – Third One-Day, Rajkot

The first Youth Test will be played in Rajkot from September 27 to 30, while the second Youth Test will take place in Ahmedabad from October 5 to 8. Lakshya Raichandani will lead the India U19 team in the One-Day matches, with Yashbardhan Chauhan named vice-captain. For the Multi-Day fixtures, Yashbardhan Chauhan will captain the side, while Lakshya Raichandani will serve as the vice-captain.

India U19 squad for One-Day matches Lakshya Raichandani (Captain), Yashbardhan Chauhan (Vice-captain), Rajat Baghel (Wicketkeeper), Aaryavir Sehwag, V.K. Vineet, Kushagra Ojha, Arjun Rajput, Manal Chauhan, Anvay Dravid (Wicketkeeper), V. Yashveer, Rohit Yadav, Shavin Vinodh, Mohit Ulva, Chigurupati Venkata and Kavya Patel. India U19 squad for Multi-Day fixtures Yashbardhan Chauhan (Captain), Lakshya Raichandani (Vice-captain), Sagar Virk, Kushagra Ojha, Manal Chauhan, Kush Patel, Manav Krishna (Wicketkeeper), Abhipray Biswas (Wicketkeeper), Rohit Yadav, Ishan Om, Ayaan Akram, Pranav Ragavendra, Priyanshu Singh, Mohit Ulva and Aryan Yadav.