Yash Dhull to captain India A in Emerging Teams Asia Cup
Yash Dhull, the Delhi batter who led India to the Under-19 World Cup title final 12 months, will captain India A on the Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 50-overs event, which will likely be held in Sri Lanka from July 14 to 23. Dhull’s deputy is the Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad allrounder Abhishek Sharma.
The event entails the A groups from the 5 Asian Full Member boards – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – in addition to the senior groups of Nepal, Oman and UAE.
There isn’t any age restriction on the gamers who can function on this event, however India have named a squad with a distinctly youthful tinge, with all 15 gamers lower than 23 years outdated. Four of the 5 standby gamers are Under-23s as effectively, with the Saurashtra wicketkeeper-batter Snell Patel the lone exception at 29. The squad, by the way, was picked by India’s junior choice committee chaired by former Karnataka keeper Thilak Naidu.
The predominant squad contains various gamers who impressed throughout IPL 2023, together with top-order batter Sai Sudharsan – who scored 96 within the event ultimate – keepers Prabhsimran Singh and Dhruv Jurel, and quick bowlers Harshit Rana and Akash Singh.
Former Saurashtra batter Sitanshu Kotak is the top coach of the aspect. He will likely be assisted by bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule and fielding coach Munish Bali.
India A will start their marketing campaign on July 13 after they face UAE on the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
India A squad: Yash Dhull (capt), Abhishek Sharma (vice-capt), Sai Sudharsan, Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Akash Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rajvardhan Hangargekar. Standby gamers: Harsh Dubey, Nehal Wadhera, Snell Patel, Mohit Redkar