The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced the 15-member India U-19 squad for the house sequence towards Australia and it included the likes of Aaryavir Sehwag, son of India legend Virender Sehwag, and Anvay Dravid, son of ex-India coach Rahul Dravid. Nonetheless, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi didn’t discover a place within the squad regardless of being simply 15 years outdated. He has established himself as a prime performer on the worldwide stage and even made his senior workforce debut in T20Is towards England. Nonetheless, he was nonetheless not included within the workforce and the rationale was a particular BCCI rule.
Again in 2016, the BCCI barred gamers from taking part in a number of U-19 World Cups even when they have been eligible. Washington Sundar couldn’t play the U-19 World Cup in 2018 due to the rule. Earlier than that, Sarfaraz Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Vijay Zol and others did participate in a number of editions of the competitors. Sooryavanshi has already performed the U-19 World Cup in 2026 and he will be unable participate in one other version. Because of this, he was not included within the U-19 plans.
The Junior Males’s Choice Committee, whose time period is ending quickly, introduced the squads for the house task, comprising three 50-over matches in Rajkot on September 18, 21 and 23. That is adopted by two red-ball multi-day fixtures to be performed from September 27-30 in Rajkot and from October 5-8 at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium ‘B’ Floor.
The 50-over aspect will likely be led by Uttarakhand batter Lakshya Raichandani, with Madhya Pradesh batter Yashbardhan Chauhan as his deputy. Chauhan will take over as captain for the red-ball leg, with Raichandani serving as his vice-captain.
Whereas leg-spin all-rounder Aaryavir and wicketkeeper-batter Anvay secured locations within the 15-member one-day unit, neither is within the squad chosen for the 2 long-format video games. Aaryavir is at present enjoying for West Delhi Lions within the 2026 Delhi Premier League (DPL) and has performed solely two video games to date.
Anvay, in the meantime, scored 101 runs in two 50-over video games for India U19 on their July tour of Sri Lanka. On that tour, India U19 misplaced the 50-over sequence 2-1 however gained the red-ball sequence 1-0. Other than Aaryavir, Manal Chauhan and Chigurupati Venkata have been included within the 50-over video games towards Australia, with Sagar Virk, Anmoljeet Singh, and Ishan Sood omitted.
(With IANS inputs)
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