The BCCI has included the winning members of the 2022 U19 World Cup squad in the mega auction list of the IPL. Cricbuzz can confirm that 10 members from the Yash Dhull-led India side. Who failed to make the cut, have been added to the list. The total number of players in the auction register now stands at 600.

IPL chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed the development to Cricbuzz on Friday (February 11). “Yes, it is true that we have added U-19 players to the register,” Patel said.

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This information was first given to the IPL teams in a meeting held on Friday night with the franchise representatives on the eve of the auction. They were not given the names of the players. But were only told that 10 more names would be added to the auction register. Patel later confirmed to Cricbuzz that the extras were indeed India’s Under-19 boys.

A lot of World Cup winning India U19 players were ineligible earlier

A lot of players from World Cup winning India U19 were ineligible earlier. The reason for this was due to rules and regulations which mandate. That only U19 players who have played at least one first-class match or List A game can enroll in the auction. And if he has no experience in the domestic circuit, he should have turned 19 before the auction.

Players like vice-captain Shaik Rashid. Wicketkeeper Dinesh Bana, pacer Ravi Kumar, all-rounder Nishant Sindhu and opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi will now be up for the challenge.

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Obviously, his qualifying status hasn’t changed since February 5. When he won the U19 World Cup in Antigua. But the BCCI seems to have made a special provision to include him in the auction list.