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BCCI Names India U19 A and B Squads for Bengaluru Tri-Series With Afghanistan

The tournament will serve as a talent evaluation stage at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.

Overview

  • The series runs November 17–30 in a double round-robin format culminating in a final on November 30 at the BCCI COE in Bengaluru.
  • Vihaan Malhotra will captain India U19 A with Abhigyan Kundu as vice-captain and wicketkeeper, and Aaron George will lead India U19 B with Vedant Trivedi as deputy.
  • BCCI clarified that Vaibhav Suryavanshi was unavailable due to India A duty for the ACC Rising Stars Asia Cup and Ayush Mhatre was unavailable due to the Ranji Trophy with Maharashtra.
  • Full squad lists were published, including wicketkeeper-batter Anvay Dravid in the India U19 B lineup.
  • The opener on November 17 pits India U19 A against India U19 B, with Afghanistan U19 completing the three-team field.