New Delhi, Oct 30 Karnataka’s Anvay Dravid and Delhi’s Aaryavir Sehwag were on Friday named in India’s squad for the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup to be played in Muscat, Oman, from November 5 to 14.
Anvay and Aaryavir, sons of former India cricketers Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag respectively, were in excellent form in the recently-concluded Vinoo Mankad Trophy.
The 17-year-old Anvay scored an aggressive 151 off just 100 balls as Karnataka chased down a 300-plus target against Gujarat in the U19 competition earlier this month.
Anvay had also showcased his promise, slamming a 67-ball 87 against Sri Lanka in a Youth ODI at Hambantota in July.
The 19-year-old Aaryavir too was in fine fettle in the Mankad Trophy, scoring a sensational 173 off 143 balls against Chandigarh at Vizianagaram.
India, led by Lakshya Raichandani, is placed in Group A alongside UAE, Nepal and Pakistan.
The top two teams from Group A and Group B — Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Malaysia — will advance to the semifinals.
India U19 squad
===========
Lakshya Raichandani [C], Aaryavir Sehwag, V.K. Vineeth, Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan [VC], Kushagra Ojha, Arjun Rajput, Manal Chauhan, Anvay Dravid [WK], Rajat Baghel [WK], V. Yashveer, Aryan Savsani, Mohit Ulva, Kavya Patel, Shavin Vinod, Ishan Sood.
India’s schedule
===========
India vs Nepal, November 6, Muscat.
India vs Pakistan, November 8, Muscat.
India vs UAE, November 10, Muscat.
(PTI News)
