Rohit Sharma (L) with Ayush Mhatre (R) before the India U-19 team departed for England. (Instagram)
India Under-19 captain Ayush Mhatre received a signed bat from India's ODI skipper Rohit Sharma during a visit to the latter's residence in Mumbai on Wednesday, ahead of India U-19's upcoming England tour scheduled from June 24 to July 23, featuring Youth ODIs and multi-day matches."A bat, a blessing, and a memory of a lifetime -- thank you Rohit da," Mhatre shared on Instagram along with a picture of himself with Rohit Sharma.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The tour includes a 50-over warm-up match, a five-match Youth One-Day series, and two Multi-Day matches against England U19. The tour begins with the warm-up match at Loughborough University on June 24.
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Chennai Super Kings opener Ayush Mhatre will lead the squad after an impressive IPL 2025 performance, scoring 206 runs in six games with a strike rate of 187.27.
His highest score was 94 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.The squad includes 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who made history this season with Rajasthan Royals by becoming the youngest centurion in men's T20 cricket. His 38-ball 101 against Gujarat Titans is now the second-fastest century in IPL history.BCCI's Junior Cricket Committee has announced D Deepesh and Naman Pushpak as replacements for Aditya Rana and Khilan Patel for the England tour.
The replacements were necessary after Aditya suffered a stress fracture in his lower back and Khilan developed a stress reaction in his right leg during training at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.The One-Day series begins on June 27 at Hove, followed by matches on June 30 and July 2 at Northampton. The fourth and fifth One-Dayers will be played on July 5 and 7 in Worcester.The tour concludes with two multi-day matches, scheduled for July 12-15 in Beckenham and July 20-23 in Chelmsford.India U19 squad: Ayush Mhatre (Captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 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, and Naman Pushpak.