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NDTV
24-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Father A Truck Driver, India U19 Star Refused To Move To Canada. Now, Picked For England Tour
19-year-old batting sensation Ayush Mhatre will lead India U-19 during their upcoming tour of England. The month-long tour will include a 50-over warm-up match, a five-match Youth One-Day series, and two multi-day matches against the England Lions. Mhatre has impressed in his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign, scoring 206 runs in six games at a remarkable strike rate of 187.27. The 16-man squad also features 14-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who recently became the youngest batter to smash an IPL centur while playing for Rajasthan Royals against the Gujarat Titans. Abhigyan Kundu, who will also serve as the wicketkeeper, has been named vice-captain of the side, while Harvansh Singh is another option in that department. Harvansh, who plays domestic cricket at junior level for Saurashtra, slammed a century last year during a youth Test against Australia U-19. A few years back, Harvansh had the option of moving to Canada, but he decided to stay in India. His father, Damandeep Singh, is a truck driver in Canada. He stays with his mother in India, while rest of his family members are in Canada. With Harvansh set to embark on his first overseas tour, Damandeep revealed his son refused to move to Canada so that he can live his dream of representing India in international cricket. " 15-16 ghante truck chalaane ke baad neend kahaan khulti hai (After driving a truck for 15-16 hours, you can't wake up that easily from a mobile's vibration)," Damandeep told over the phone from Brampton. "There are so many congratulatory messages. It feels good. It brings back so many memories of when Harvansh said 'no' to me about moving to Canada. He was rigid, and he's living his dream," Damandeep told The Times of India (TOI). Harvansh idolised Yuvraj Singh while growing up and turned southpaw because of the legendary India all-rounder. "My elder brother and I were crazy about cricket. We used to play for the sake of a hobby. Even Rajkot is 200 km away from our city. It was only in 2012 when the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) opened an academy in our town. I enrolled Harvansh in it when he was six. He picked up 'keeping from me, as I used to don the gloves as well. But he turned southpaw because of Yuvraj Singh. He's a massive Yuvraj fan and hasn't seen peak Yuvraj, but he was obsessed with the video of him hitting six sixes off Stuart Broad," he added.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'Ayush Mhatre gave a feeling that he can be a leader': Mumbai head coach Omkar Salvi
Ayush Mhatre will lead India U-19 on the tour of England. (AP) Mumbai: In another boost to his nascent, promising career, Mumbai's 17-year-old opener Ayush Mhatre was on Thursday appointed as the captain of the India Under-19 team for the upcoming tour of England. The squad also includes Bihar's 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi . Both Mhatre and Suryavanshi have put in impressive performances in their debut IPL seasons. Mhatre has scored 206 runs in six matches at an average of 34.33, with one fifty. While Suryavanshi had a sensational season for Rajasthan Royals, scoring 252 runs in seven matches at an average of 36.00, with one hundred and one fifty each. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! In fact, the vice-captain of the team, Abhigyan Kundu, is also from Mumbai. Indications are that the national junior selection committee, led by Thilak Naidu, is keen to appoint Mhatre as the captain of the India Under-19 team for the U-19 World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia in January 2026. IPL 2025: Eric Simons explains why CSK signed 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre Like Mhatre, the last India U-19 captain from Mumbai, Prithvi Shaw too hailed from Virar, a far-off suburb in the city. Shaw had led the India Under-19 team to the U-19 World Cup triumph in New Zealand in 2018. Mhatre has captained the Mumbai Under-16 team in the past. The teenaged batter has put in impressive performances since being roped in by CSK mid-season, scoring 206 runs in six matches @ 34.33, with a strike rate of 187.27. "Ayush Mhatre is a lovely kid who's got a very calm head on his shoulders. Being around him in the dressing room gave me the feeling that he is someone who can definitely be a leader. He's very confident of himself and also a self-assured team man and that's going to keep this India Under-19 team in good stead. I wish him all the best and I'm sure he has many more leadership roles that beckon him in the near future," Mumbai head coach Omkar Salvi told TOI. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Entrevista exclusiva: a verdade sobre o magnésio que ninguém te contou AlwaysFit Undo Mhatre, who was acquired by Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in the T20 Mumbai League, Kundu and Naman Pushpak, who has been named in the standby players' list, will now not be able to take part as the trio will attend the India Under-19 camp in Bengaluru. The England tour, scheduled from June 24 to July 23, comprises a 50-over warm-up match, followed by a five-match Youth One-Day series and two Multi-Day matches against the England Under-19 side. We have got strong ideas for next year: Stephen Fleming India U-19 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) Fixtures: June 24: 50-over Warm-Up at Loughborough University The schedule: 1st OD: June 27, Hove; 2nd OD: June 30, Northampton; 3rd OD: July 2, Northampton; 4th OD: July 5, Worcester; 5th OD: July 7, Worcester Tests: 1st Test: 12-15 July, Beckenham; 2nd Test: July 20-23, Chelmsford. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
