Anvay Dravid, Aaryavir Sehwag named in India squad for U19 Asia Cup

Anvay Dravid and Aaryavir Sehwag Sons of former India cricketers Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag, Anvay Dravid and Aaryavir Sehwag have been named in India’s squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup.The tournament will be held in Muscat, Oman from November 5 to 14. Seventeen-year-old Anvay and nineteen-year-old Aaryavir won their place after impressive performances in the recently concluded Vinoo Mankad Trophy.Both the youngsters were among the best in the domestic U19 competition and will now get an opportunity to represent India in the continental tournament.

Anvay, Aaryavir impresses with the bat

Anvay, who represents Karnataka, has been in superb form. Earlier this month, he played a stunning knock of 151 off just 100 balls against Gujarat to help his team chase down the target of over 300 runs.He also impressed during India’s Youth ODI tour of Sri Lanka in July, scoring 87 off 67 balls against the hosts in Hambantota.Meanwhile, Aaryavir also made a strong impression with his bat. Representing Delhi, he smashed 173 off 143 balls against Chandigarh in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy at Vizianagaram.Both youngsters will now look to carry their good form into the U19 Asian Cup.

India have been placed in Group A with Pakistan

Lakshya Raichandani will lead India in the tournament. They were drawn in Group A alongside Pakistan, Nepal and the UAE.Group B consists of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Malaysia.The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.

Team India U19 Asia Cup

Lakshya Raichandani (C), Aaryavir Sehwag, VK Vineeth, Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan (VC), Kushagra Ojha, Arjun Rajput, Manal Chauhan, Anvay Dravid (WK), Rajat Baghel (WK), V. Yashveer, Aryan Savsani, Mohit. Shaod Ulvin and Ishan

India Under-19 Asia Cup programme

MatchDateVenueIndia vs Nepal November 6MuscatIndia vs PakistanNovember 8MuscatIndia vs UAENNovember 10MuscatIndia will begin their campaign against Nepal on November 6 before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan two days later. They will play their final group stage match against the UAE on November 10.