Two cricketers of Indian origin — Aryan Sharma and Yash Deshmukh — were included as Australia announced its 15-member squad for the upcoming home series against India Under-19 next month.
While Aryan hails is a batter from Victoria, all-rounder Deshmukh is among five players from New South Wales picked in the squad, which will play five games against India.
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The multi-format series will begin on September 21 and continue till October 10 in Mackay. It will be Tim Nielsen’s first assignment as coach of the U-19 Australian side. He had coached the senior Australian men’s team between 2007 and 2011.
Australia Men’s U-19 squad:
Simon Budge, Alex Turner, Steve Hogan, Will Malajczuk, Yash Deshmukh, Tom Hogan, Aryan Sharma, John James, Hayden Schiller, Charles Lachmund, Ben Gordon, Will Byrom, Kasey Barton, Alex Lee Young, Jayden Draper.
Reserves: Zed Hollick, Tom Paddington, Julian Osborne.
Head coach: Tim Nielsen
Australia U-19 vs India U-19 Schedule:
September 21: 1st 50-over match, Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 10:00 am IST [2:30pm AEST] (D/N)
September 24: 2nd 50-over match I, Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 10:00 am IST [2:30pm AEST] (D/N)
September 26: 3rd 50-over match, Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 10:00 am IST [2:30pm AEST] (D/N)
September 30-October 3: 1st Four-day match, Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane – 05:30 am IST [10:00 am AEST]
October 7-10: 2nd Four-day match, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay – 06:30 am IST [11:00 am AEST]
“We’re excited to continue our preparation for the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup cycle, with an exciting squad of emerging players,” Sonya Thompson, Cricket Australia Head of National Development, said.
“This series against India provides a valuable opportunity for our young players to experience international cricket in white-ball and red-ball formats and to test themselves against a high-quality opponent.”
