Dravid, Sehwag Included In India’s Asia Cup Squad

The Indian u19 team will play the 2026 ACC u19 Asia Cup |Courtesy – BCCI

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The Parvinder Awana-led selection committee announced its first-ever squad since they were appointed as the junior selectors earlier this month by the board of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as they picked the Indian U19 team for the 2026 Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) U19 Asia Cup, which will take place in Muscat, Oman, from November 5 to 14. Notably, opening batter Aaryavir Sehwag and wicket-keeper Anway Dravid have been included in the squad, which will be led by Lakshya Raichandani.

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For those unversed, Aaryavir and Anway are the sons of Indian cricket legends Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid, who were teammates for more than a decade in the Indian senior men's team themselves. Anway made his debut for the Indian U19 team in Youth ODIs against Sri Lanka in July last year, while Aaryavir was handed his debut cap in September against Australia at home.

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Anway has played four games for India so far and made 148 runs at a remarkable strike rate of 137.14 with an average of 37. He has one half-century to his name. On the other hand…

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