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India U19 Add Deepesh and Pushpak After Injury Setbacks Ahead of England Tour

Aditya Rana and Khilan Patel were ruled out with stress injuries in the high-performance camp.

Deepesh, Pushpak drafted into India U19 squad for England tour
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Overview

  • D. Deepesh and Naman Pushpak have been elevated from the standby list to replace the injured duo just days before the tour’s June 24 departure.
  • Aditya Rana suffered a stress fracture in his lower back and Khilan Patel a stress reaction in his right leg during the BCCI Centre of Excellence camp.
  • Ayush Mhatre will captain the side with Abhigyan Kundu serving as vice-captain on the three-week England trip.
  • The itinerary opens with a 50-over warm-up at Loughborough University, followed by a five-match Youth One-Day series in Hove, Northampton and Worcester and two red-ball fixtures in Beckenham and Chelmsford.
  • Left-handed batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi, fresh from a 35-ball IPL century and 252 runs for Rajasthan Royals, retains his place in the batting lineup.