Aaryavir Sehwag hands over leadership role, named Delhi U19 captain for Vinoo Mankad Trophy

Aaryavir Sehwag was given his first major leadership assignment, with the 18-year-old named captain of the Delhi Under-19 team for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. The Delhi & District Cricket Association announced the 16-member squad on Saturday, with the tournament to be held in Visakhapatnam from October 8.

The appointment comes soon after Aaryavir got his first taste of India under-19 cricket. The son of former India opener Virender Sehwag was part of India’s squad for the three-match Youth ODI series against Australia in Rajkot last month. He had an encouraging start on his debuthe scored 28 off 26 balls in a rain-shortened game as India edged Australia by seven runs.

He followed it up with his best score of the series in the second ODI. Aaryavir made a patient 47 as he put together important partnerships at the top of the order before unfortunate exhaustion ended his innings three runs shy of his half-century. He made another useful start in the third match but was dismissed for 34. He finished the series with 109 runs from three innings.

AARYAVIR SEHWAG MARKS

The India Under-19 series was an important step for Aaryavir, who only recently made a brief appearance in senior domestic cricket. He played two matches for West Delhi Lions in the 2026 Delhi Premier League and scored 24 runs. He also made headlines in his age group when he smashed 297 for Delhi against Meghalaya in the 2024 Cooch Behar Trophy.

Aaryavir talked about the need to convert promising starts into big scores. After the Australia series, he admitted he failed to convert his opportunities into meaningful innings and said he learned the importance of building long innings by breaking them up into different phases.

The captaincy in Delhi now gives him another opportunity to take his game forward. It also puts more responsibility on the young batsman, who has already attracted considerable attention thanks to his surname.

Aaryavir will lead the 16-member Delhi team that includes Arnav Bugga as vice-captain. The team will begin their Vinoo Mankad Trophy campaign in Visakhapatnam from October 8, with the new captain looking to build on his recent India Under-19 experience and make a name for himself in domestic cricket.

DELHI U19 SQUAD FOR VINOO MANKAD TROPHY

Aaryavir Sehwag (c), Tanmay Chaudhary, Arnav Bugga (vc), Dhanya Nakra, Uday Chawla, Garv Kumar, Abhiraj Gagan Singh (wk), Tarun Singh (wk), Aaryan Sharma, Ojasdeep Singh, Kirit Kaushik, Varun Yadavh, Rajdy, Pratan Rudra Dev

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