Overview

• The BCCI shared photos and a post confirming Rohit Sharma spoke with Under-19 players at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, offering experiences and life lessons.
• Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi were part of the group, with Mhatre set to lead the touring squad.
• India U19 face Australia in three one-day matches on September 21, 24 and 26 at Norths, followed by multi-day games from September 30 to October 3 at Norths and October 7 to 10 at Mackay.
• The squad travels on strong recent form from the England tour, where India won the ODI series 3–2, Mhatre scored 340 runs with two centuries, and Suryavanshi tallied 355 ODI runs.
• Rohit, who retired from Tests in May to focus on limited-overs cricket, has begun training for the three-match ODI series in Australia starting October 19.