The West Indies will host the 14th edition of the ICC U-19 Men's Cricket World Cup for the first time. However, the event which showcases the future stars of the game will see 16 teams traveling to the Caribbean to compete in 48 matches from January 14 to February 5 across four host countries.
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The 16 teams competing will see current holders Bangladesh, England, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates form Group A. Meanwhile, with debutants, Uganda placed in Group B alongside India, South Africa, and Ireland. Group C comprises Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and Papua New Guinea and Group D sees host West Indies, Australia, Scotland, and Sri Lanka.
ICC U-19 World Cup: The squads announced so far:
Australia
Harkirat Bajwa
Aidan Cahill
Cooper Connolly
Joshua Garner
Isaac Higgins
Campbell Kellaway
Corey Miller
Jack Nisbet
Nivethan Radhakrishnan
William Salzmann
Lachlan Shaw
Jackson Sinfield
Tobias Snell
Tom Whitney
Teague Wyllie
Traveling Reserves: Liam Blackford, Liam Doddrell, Joel Davies, Sam Rahaley, Aubrey Stockdale.
Bangladesh
Rakibul Hasan(C)
Prantik Nawrose Nabil(vc)
Mahfijul Islam
Iftakhar Hossain Ifti
SM Meherob Hasan
Aich Mollah
Abdulla Al Mamum
Gazi Mohammad Tahjibul Islam
Ariful Islam
Md Fahim
Mohammad Musfik Hasan
Ripon Mondol
Md Ashiqur Zaman
Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Naimur Rohman Noyon
Traveling Reserves: Ahosun Habib Leon, Jishan Alam.
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Afghanistan
Suliman Safi (C)
Ijaz Ahmadzai (VC)
Mohammad Ishaq(wk)
Suliman Arabzai
Bilal Sayeedi
Allah Noor
Muhammadullah
Khyber Wali
Ijaz Ahmad
Izharulhaq Naweed
Noor Ahmad
Faisal Khan
Naweed Zadran
Bilal Sami
Nangyalai Khan
Khalil Ahmad
Abdul Hadi
Bilal Tarin
Shahid Hassani
Younis
Canada
Mihir Patel(C)
Anoop Chima
Arjuna Sukhu
Ethan Gibson
Gavin Niblock
Gurnek Johal Singh
Harjap Saini
Jash Shah
Kairav Sharma
Mohit Prashar
Parmveer Kharoud
Sahil Badin
Sheel Patel
Siddh Lad
Yasir Mahmood
Non-travelling Reserves: Ayush Singh, Eran Maliduwapathirana, Ramanvir Dhaliwal, Yash Mondkar.
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England
Tom Prest (C)
Rehan Ahmed
Tom Aspinwall
Sonny Baker
Nathan Barnwell
George Bell
Jacob Bethell
Josh Boyden
James Coles
Alex Horton
Will Luxton
James Rew
James Sales
Fateh Singh
George Thomas
Traveling Reserves: Josh Baker, Ben Cliff.
India
Yash Dhull (C)
Harnoor Singh
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
SK Rasheed (VC)
Nishant Sindhu
Siddarth Yadav
Aneeshwar Gautam
Dinesh Bana
Aaradhya Yadav
Raj Angad Bawa
Manav Parakh
Kaushal Tambe
RS Hangargekar
Vasu Vats
Vicky Ostwal
Ravikumar
Garv Sangwan
Traveling Reserves: Rishit Reddy, Uday Saharan, Ansh Gosai, Amrit Raj Upadhyay, Amrit Raj Upadhyay.
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Ireland
Tim Tector (C),
Diarmuid Burke
Joshua Cox
Jack Dickson
Liam Doherty
Jamie Forbes
Daniel Forkin
Matthew Humphreys
Philippe le Roux
Scott Macbeth
Nathan McGuire
Muzamil Sherzad,
David Vincent
Luke Whelan
Reuben Wilson
Traveling Reserve: Robbie Millar.
Non-traveling Reserves: Ryan Hunter, Ewan Wilson.
Pakistan
Qasim Akram (C)
Abdul Faseeh
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai
Ahmed Khan,Ali Asfand
Arham Nawab
Awais Ali
Faisal Akram
Haseebullah
Irfan Khan Niazi
Maaz Sadaqat
Mehran Mumtaz
Mohammad Shehzad
Rizwan Mehmood
Zeeshan Zameer
Traveling Reserves: Ghazi Ghori (wk), Mohammad Zeeshan.
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Papua New Guinea
Barnabas Maha(C)
Boio Ray
Sigo Kelly
Malcolm Aporo
Toua Boe
Ryan Ani
Aue Oru
Katenalaki Singi
Christopher Kilapat
Junior Morea
Peter Karoho
Patrick Nou
Rasan Kevau
Karoho Kevau
John Kariko
Non-travelling Reserves: Vele Kariko, Gata Mika, Api Ila.
Scotland
Charlie Peet (C)
Jamie Cairns
Christopher Cole
Aayush Dasmahapatra
Olly Davidson
Sam Elstone
Sean Fischer-Keogh
Gabriel Gallman-Findlay
Jack Jarvis
Rafay Khan
Tom Mackintosh
Muhaymen Majeed
Ruaridh McIntyre
Lyle Robertson
Charlie Tear
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South Africa
George van Heerden (C)
Liam Alder
Matthew Boast
Dewald Brevis
Michael Copeland
Ethan Cunningham
Valentine Kitime
Kwena Maphaka
Gerhard Maree
Aphiwe Mnyanda
Andile Simelane
Jade Smith
Kaden Solomons
Joshua Stephenson
Asakhe Tshaka
Traveling Reserves: Hardus Coetzer, Ronan Hermann, Caleb Seleka.
Uganda
Pascal Murungi (C)
Munir Ismail (VC)
Akram Nsubuga
Christopher Kidega
Pius Oloka
Joseph Baguma
Matthew Musinguzi
Ronald Omara
Cyrus Kakuru
Asaba Brian
Isaac Sanyu Ategeka
Ronald Opio
Ronald Lutaaya
Edwin Nuwagaba
Juma Miyagi
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West Indies
Ackeem Auguste (C)
Giovonte Depeiza (VC)
Onaje Amory
Teddy Bishop
Carlon Bowen-Tuckett
Jaden Carmichael
McKenny Clarke
Rivaldo Clarke
Jordan Johnson
Johann Layne
Anderson Mahase Matthew Nandu
Shaqkere Parris
Shiva Sankar
Isai Thorne
Traveling Reserves: Anderson Amurdan, Nathan Edward, Andel Gordon, Vasant Singh, Kevin Wickham.