Surya Kumar Yadav to lead India U-23 team in the ACC Cup

[saneindian]

Vijay Zol will lead the Indian Under-19 team for the tour of Sri Lanka later this month, while Suryakumar Yadav will captain the India Under-23 squad in the eight-nation Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup in Singapore starting August 17. The All-India Junior Selection Committee that met in Mumbai on Wednesday (July 10) also named Unmukt Chand and Baba Aparajith, captain and vice-captain of the victorious 2012 Under-19 World Cup squad, along with three other members of that team – Sandeep Sharma, Prashant Chopra and Smit Patel – in the squad. KL Rahul, the Karnataka opener, was named vice-captain to Yadav, the Mumbai batsman. Harshal Patel, the Haryana medium pacer, who burst on to the scene in the 2011-12 Ranji Trophy season with two consecutive eight-wicket hauls in the quarterfinal and the semifinal, is expected to spearhead the attack with Sandeep, the Punjab pacer. India, placed in Group A, will kickstart their campaign against Pakistan on August 18 with clashes against Nepal and Afghanistan to follow. Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh and Singapore are placed in Group B with the top two sides from each group progressing to the semifinals. Elsewhere, Zol, who was also a part of the U-19 World Cup-winning squad, was named captain of the U-19 team that will tour Sri Lanka, with Sanju Samson, the Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman, as his deputy. A majority of the squad currently in Australia for the U-19 tri-series also involving New Zealand was retained. The Under-19 team plays two four-day fixtures starting July 23, followed by three one-day matches. India U-23 squad for ACC Cup: Surya Kumar Yadav (capt), KL Rahul (vice-capt), Kaustubh Pawar, Ankit Bawane, Unmukt Chand, Ashok Menaria, Manpreet Juneja, Smit Patel, Prashant Chopra, Jasprit Bumrah, Sandeep Warrier, Harshal Patel, Akshar Patel, Bapa Aparajith, Sadeep Sharma. India U-19 squad for four-day fixtures: Vijay Zol (capt), Sanju Samson (vice-capt, wk), Akhil Herwadkar, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Saif, Karan Viradia, Shubham Khajuria, D Nischal, Ankush Bains, Atul Singh, Ateet Seth, CV Milind, Kuldeep Yadav, Aamir Gani. India U-19 squad for one-dayers: Vijay Zol (capt), Sanju Samson (vice-capt, wk), Akhil Herwadkar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ricky Bhui, Deepak Hooda, Abhimanyu Lamba, Rishi Arothe, Mohammad Saif, Ankush Bains, Atul Singh, Ateet Seth, Kuldeep Yadav, Aamir Gani.

http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/vijay-zol-continue-leading-u-19-team/69119 Interesting. Can't remember the last time we had a national U-23 squad. Notable absentees - Mandeep Singh (21), Rahul Shukla (22), Ankit Rajpoot (19), Mayank Agarwal (22)

[ShebbySB]

http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/vijay-zol-continue-leading-u-19-team/69119 Interesting. Can't remember the last time we had a national U-23 squad. Notable absentees - Mandeep Singh (21), Rahul Shukla (22), Ankit Rajpoot (19), Mayank Agarwal (22)

How can Mandeep & Rahul Shukla not get selected?It's baffling........

[JaFanatic]

How can Mandeep & Rahul Shukla not get selected?It's baffling........

seriously ! what has mandeep done in list A matches to demand a place in this squad ?

[saneindian]

seriously ! what has mandeep done in list A matches to demand a place in this squad ?

Check the List A record of the named captain :winky:

[BleedBlue]

http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/vijay-zol-continue-leading-u-19-team/69119 Interesting. Can't remember the last time we had a national U-23 squad. Notable absentees - Mandeep Singh (21), Rahul Shukla (22), Ankit Rajpoot (19), Mayank Agarwal (22)

You missed sandeep sharma from the U-23 squad

[Pagalpanti]

Will be interested to see how Samson and Chand do in their respective squads.. Both guys have a lot of promise Anyone to look out for in the pace department? Also has Harmeet Singh been sidelined after the ipl-fixing fiasco? He had a lot of hype around him sometime back, even Chappell rated him.. (tho he rated No-hit as well )

[JaFanatic]

Check the List A record of the named captain :winky:

:ohmy: he is much worse than mandeep singh whatta stupid selection :wall:

[saneindian]

Ankit Bawne is a good pick. Was expected to lead the last U-19 WC squad before a controversy on his exact DOB led to his exclusion. Has done quite well in FC cricket ( averages almost 50) and has a good list A avg.

[saneindian]

You missed sandeep sharma from the U-23 squad

Thanks for pointing out, have added him now.

[rkt.india]

Mandeep Singh (21), Rahul Shukla (22), Ankit Rajpoot (19), Mayank Agarwal should have been there in place of Surya, Kaustubh Pawar, Sandeep Warrier and Harshal Patel. Kaustubh Pawar has not played a single one day domestic match yet. What a joke of a selection!

[zumi]

surya kumar yadav has had miserable last two years, not sure if merits the position to captain India U23. some very questionable selections

[superstar]

Is he the same guy who THE GOD OF CRICKET thought was unfit to play T20 for MI and MI imported a foreign player since no Indian was good enough :hmmm:

[rkt.india]

Is he the same guy who THE GOD OF CRICKET thought was unfit to play T20 for MI and MI imported a foreign player since no Indian was good enough :hmmm:

Yeah. He was injured but got fit by then.

[rkt.india]

Prashant Chopra averages 23 in List A. Another poor selection.

[rkt.india]

Pawan Suyal also missed out.

[Sandeep99]

Indian u23 doesn't look enterprising at all! The quality is going down.. you could see it:nervous:

[namasteji1]

Jasprit Bumrah

[saneindian]

Selectors have looked at the performances in U-25 CK Nayudu trophy it seems.

[G_B_]

how many of these events are there?

[MCcricket]

Selections very poor also useless players from Mumbai are picked up, bowling is a joke as well, how can Suyal, Shukla not be in the team, same with players mentioned by rkt.