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The​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the India Under-19 A and B squads that will participate in the tri-series against Afghanistan U19, which will take place from November 17 to 30 at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

The tri-series will be a double round-robin tournament, with each team playing two matches against the other two. The final will be played between the top two teams on November 30. It is worth noting that the indomitable duo of Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi have not found a place in the squad, as Mhatre is engaged with the Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra, and Suryavanshi has been picked for the ACC Rising Stars Asia ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌Cup.

Leadership and key picks in India U19 squads

Punjab’s Vihaan Malhotra, who impressed earlier this year with 277 runs against England U19 across two Youth Tests, will captain India U19 A. Abhigyan Kundu has been appointed vice-captain and wicketkeeper. The squad also features Wafi Kachchhi, Anmoljeet Singh, Henil Patel, and other promising talents from across India.

India U19 B will be led by Hyderabad’s Aaron George, with Gujarat’s Vedant Trivedi as his deputy. The team includes Anvay Dravid, son of former India captain Rahul Dravid, as one of the wicketkeepers, alongside players such as Yuvraj Gohil and Maulyarajsinh Chavda.

India U19 A Squad:

Vihaan Malhotra (C) (PCA), Abhigyan Kundu (VC & WK) (MCA), Wafi Kachchhi (HYD CA), Vansh Acharya (SCA), Vineeth V.K (TNCA), Lakshya Raichandani (CAU), A. Rapole (WK) (HYD CA), Kanishk Chouhan (HAR), Khilan A Patel (GCA), Anmoljeet Singh (PCA), Mohamed Enaan (KCA), Henil Patel (GCA), Ashutosh Mahida (BCA), Aditya Rawat (CAU), Mohammed Malik (HYD CA)

India U19 B Squad:

Aaron George (C) (HYD CA), Vedant Trivedi (VC) (GCA), Yuvraj Gohil (SCA), Maulyarajsinh Chavda (GCA), Rahul Kumar (PCA), Harvansh Singh (WK) (SCA), Anvay Dravid (WK) (KSCA), R.S. Ambrish (TNCA), B.K. Kishore (TNCA), Naman Pushpak (MCA), Hemchudeshan J (TNCA), Udhav Mohan (DDCA), Ishan Sood (PCA), D Deepesh (TNCA), Rohit Kumar Das (CAB)