Yash Dhull to Lead India in 2022 Under-19 World Cup
Batsman Yash Dhull will captain the 17-member Indian team in the next edition of the Under-19 World Cup. Which will be in four countries in the Caribbean from January 14 to February 5 next year. Delhi’s deputy is Andhra Pradesh batsman SK Rashid.
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India placed in Group B along with Ireland, South Africa and Uganda. And will start his campaign against South Africa in Guyana on 15 January. This will be followed by matches against Ireland on 19 January and Uganda on 22 January. Both these matches will be in Trinidad and Tobago.
Yash placed in Group A with defending champions Bangladesh, Canada, England and UAE
Defending champions Bangladesh placed in Group A along with Canada, England and UAE. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe make up Group C and Group D. Consists of Australia, Scotland, Sri Lanka and hosts West Indies.
New Zealand are the only major side that will be missing this edition of the tournament after they decided to withdraw due to “widespread mandatory quarantine restrictions on minors returning home [due to COVID-19]”. Scotland, which had initially missed qualification in the Europe qualifiers, became the 16th team to participate in New Zealand’s absence.
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Most recently, in November–December, India’s two Under-19 teams, A and B, faced off against Bangladesh. Under-19s in a triangular tournament in Kolkata. But lost, the visiting team won all their matches, except for one, which washed away en route to the title. India’s core team now the Under-19 Asia Cup to be in the UAE from 23 December – details to be correct.
U-19 with Yash Dhull have been the most successful team in the history of the World Cup
India has won the title four times. Yash Dhull the most successful team in the history of the Under-19 World Cup with Australia in second place. With three crowns, followed by Pakistan, who have won it twice. India last won the tournament in 2018, when they were led by Prithvi Shaw. And were runners-up in 2020 to Bangladesh, who won the title for the first time.
India’s other successes came in 2000, when he was led by Mohammad Kaif, in 2008. When Virat Kohli was the captain, and in 2012 under Unmukt Chand.
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Squad: Yash Dul (Captain), SK Rashid (Vice-Captain), Harnoor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nishant Sindhu, Siddharth Yadav, Anishwar Gautam, Dinesh Bana (WK), Aaradhya Yadav (WK), Raj Angad Bawa, Manav Parakh, Kaushal Tambe, RS Hangargekar, Vasu Vats, Vicky Ostwal, Ravikumar, Garv Sangwan. Stand-by players: Rishi Reddy, Uday Saharan, Ansh Gosai, Amrit Raj Upadhyay, PM Singh Rathore.