Overview
- An opening batter with no wicketkeeping experience was named as the second wicketkeeper in Delhi's 23-member U19 squad announced on October 3.
- After officials raised concerns, President Rohan Jaitley ordered the player's removal and cleared a specialist keeper, and the corrected squad departed for Ranchi for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy starting October 9.
- Reports allege a senior DDCA official pressured junior selectors to include the non-wicketkeeper, with insiders asserting the selectors were not at fault.
- Two additional changes were made to the squad, including one player dropped over document discrepancies and another excluded for undisclosed reasons.
- Secretary Ashok Sharma and Joint Secretary Amit Grover reportedly attended the U19 selection meeting despite a September 22, 2023 Lokpal order barring office-bearers from such sessions.