Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre, now household names thanks to their brilliant showing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, were the highlight of the India U-19 squad for the tour of England, announced on May 22 (Thursday).
While 14-year-old Sooryavanshi scored 252 runs in seven innings at an average of 36 and a strike rate of more than 200 with a century to his name, Mhatre was brilliant with the bat in hand as well, smashing 206 runs in six innings with a high score of 94.
The England tour will consist of a warm-up match, five youth ODIs and two multi-day games, starting on June 24 and ending on July 23.
India U19 Squad: Ayush Mhatre (Captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Maulyarajsinh Chavda, Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (Vice-Captain & WK), Harvansh Singh (WK), R S Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra, Mohammed Enaan, Aditya Rana, Anmoljeet Singh
Standby Players: Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Vedant Trivedi, Vikalp Tiwari, Alankrith Rapole (WK)
India U-19 Tour of England Full Schedule
June 24 (Tue) - 50-over Warm-Up at Loughborough University
June 27 (Fri) - 1st One Day at Hove
June 30 (Mon) - 2nd One Day at Northampton
July 2 (Wed) - 3rd One Day at Northampton
July 5 (Sat) - 4th One Day at Worcester
July 7 (Mon) - 5th One Day at Worcester
July 12 (Sat) to July 15 (Tue) - 1st Multi Day at Beckenham
July 20 (Sun) to July 23 (Wed) - 2nd Multi Day at Chelmsford