Asia Cup: 14-year-old to open for India versus Pakistan; Jitesh Sharma to lead

14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been picked successful the India A squad for the Asian Cricket Council’s Rising Stars Asia Cup, to beryllium held successful Qatar.Vaibhav is each acceptable to unfastened with different Indian Premier League (IPL) sensation, Priyansh Arya.

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The boy, who made his first-class debut astatine 12, bagged his million-dollar IPL woody astatine 13, and past made past arsenic the youngest subordinate to deed a period successful men’s T20s — disconnected conscionable 35 balls.Earlier this year, helium deed the fastest period connected grounds successful younker ODIs against England astatine Worcester. He already has a large instrumentality following. When helium traveled to the UK, helium was stopped for selfies astatine the airport, and fans reached the venue to get his autograph.The 24-year-old Arya, too, had an explosive IPL 2025. The Punjab Kings opener smashed 475 runs successful 17 innings.India’s wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma has been appointed captain, portion Punjab’s Naman Dhir volition beryllium his deputy. Abhishek Porel is the 2nd wicketkeeper.The tourney volition beryllium played from November 14 to 23 astatine the West End International Cricket Stadium successful Doha.India A are placed successful Group B alongside Oman, UAE, and Pakistan A.

The 2 arch-rivals volition fastener horns connected November 16.

India A squad: Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir (VC), Suryansh Shedge, Jitesh Sharma (C) (WK), Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Ashutosh Sharma, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Abhishek Porel (WK), Suyash Sharma.Stand-by Players: Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed.

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