Mhatre to lead India U19 once again on Australia tour

India U19 Squad Announced for Australia Tour

Ayush Mhatre will lead the India U19 team for their upcoming tour of Australia in September, which includes three one-day matches and two multi-day games against the Australian U19 side.

The squad features several players who retained their places from the England tour, including Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Rahul Kumar, Harvansh Singh, R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Henil Patel, D. Deepesh, Anmoljeet Singh, and Naman Pushpak.

Notable inclusions are Kishan Kumar, Udhav Mohan, Aman Chauhan, and Khilan Patel, who returns after missing the England tour due to a stress reaction in his right leg.

The 18-member squad features two wicketkeepers, Abhigyan Kundu and Harvansh Singh, while five players have been named as standbys: Yudhajit Guha, Laxman, BK Kishore, Alankrith Rapole, and Arnav Bugga.

The series kicks off on September 21 at Norths, which will host all three one-dayers as well as the first multi-day match from September 30 to October 3. The second multi-day game will be played in Mackay from October 7 to 10.