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The eight-team tournament will be played from December 12 to 21 in Dubai.
India’s squad announced for U19 Asia Cup
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to X on Friday (November 28) to announce India’s squad for the upcoming 2025 edition of the U-19 Asia Cup. In the 15-member team picked for the tournament starting December 12 in Dubai, 18-year-old Mumbai batter Ayush Mhatre has been named as India’s U19 captain, and Vihaan Malhotra will be his deputy.
14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who is playing for Bihar in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025 these days, is also part of the squad.
Kishan Kumar Singh is also included in the squad, but his participation in the eight-team tournament is subject to fitness clearance.
The BCCI selectors have also named four standby players – Rahul Kumar, Hemchudeshan J, BK Kishore, and Aditya Rawat – for the eight-team tournament in December.
🚨 NEWS 🚨India’s U19 Squad for ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup announced.
The Junior Cricket Committee has picked the India U19 squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup to take place in Dubai from 12th December.
Details 🔽 https://t.co/NQS4ihS8hn
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 28, 2025
India U19 squad for Asia Cup: Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra (VC), Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (WK), Harvansh Singh (WK), Yuvraj Gohil, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Henil Patel, Udhav Mohan, Aaron George, Kishan Kumar Singh (subject to fitness clearance).
Standby players: Rahul Kumar, Hemchudeshan J, BK Kishore, Aditya Rawat
India and Pakistan in Group A
In the U19 Asia Cup 2025, India is clubbed with Pakistan in Group A, and the other two teams will be decided post the conclusion of qualifiers.
A total of 14 teams – Bahrain, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and UAE – are playing in the qualifiers, and the two finalists and one third-place team will qualify for the main tournament.
Group A: India, Pakistan, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 3
Group B: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Qualifier 2
| ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup schedule – India matches | |||||
| No. | Day | Date | Match | Opponent | Venue |
| 1 | Friday | 12th December | 1st One-Day | Qualifier 1 | ICC Academy |
| 2 | Sunday | 14th December | 2nd One-Day | Pakistan | ICC Academy |
| 3 | Tuesday | 16th December | 3rd One-Day | Qualifier 3 | The Seven’s |
| 4 | Friday | 19th December | 1st Semi-final | A1 vs B2 | ICC Academy |
| 5 | Friday | 19th December | 2nd Semi-final | B1 vs A2 | The Seven’s |
| 6 | Sunday | 21st December | Final | TBC | |
November 28, 2025, 12:14 IST
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