D. Deepesh, Naman Pushpak Drafted Into India U19 Squad As Replacements
Aditya sustained a stress fracture in his lower back, while Khilan suffered a stress reaction in his right leg during the ongoing high-performance camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
The team will be led by Ayush Mhatre, who shone for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025.
The tour comprises a 50-over warm-up match at Loughborough University, followed by a five-match Youth One-Day series in Hove, Northampton and Worcester.
Two multi-day matches against England U19 will be played at Beckenham and Chelmsford respectively.
Wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu has been appointed as the team's vice-captain.
The squad also features 14-year-old explosive batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who amassed 252 runs, including a blistering 35-ball hundred, for Rajasthan Royals in the last IPL.
Suryavanshi and Mhatre were also a part of India's runners-up finish at the U19 Asia Cup in the UAE last year.
Updated 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, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra, Mohammed Enaan, Anmoljeet Singh, D. Deepesh, Naman Pushpak. PTI AH AM AH AM AM
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