‘Ayush Mhatre gave a feeling that he can be a chief’: Mumbai head coach Omkar Salvi | Cricket News

Ayush Mhatre will lead India U-19 on the tour of England. (AP)

Mumbai: In one other enhance to his nascent, promising profession, Mumbai’s 17-year-old opener Ayush Mhatre was on Thursday appointed because the captain of the India Under-19 group for the upcoming tour of England. The squad additionally consists of Bihar’s 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Both Mhatre and Suryavanshi have put in spectacular performances of their debut IPL seasons.Mhatre has scored 206 runs in six matches at a mean of 34.33, with one fifty. While Suryavanshi had a sensational season for Rajasthan Royals, scoring 252 runs in seven matches at a mean of 36.00, with 100 and one fifty every. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!In truth, the vice-captain of the group, Abhigyan Kundu, can also be from Mumbai. Indications are that the nationwide junior choice committee, led by Thilak Naidu, is eager to nominate Mhatre because the captain of the India Under-19 group for the U-19 World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia in January 2026.

Like Mhatre, the final India U-19 captain from Mumbai, Prithvi Shaw too hailed from Virar, a far-off suburb within the metropolis. Shaw had led the India Under-19 group to the U-19 World Cup triumph in New Zealand in 2018. Mhatre has captained the Mumbai Under-16 group prior to now.The teenaged batter has put in spectacular performances since being roped in by CSK mid-season, scoring 206 runs in six matches @ 34.33, with a strike fee 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 advised TOI.Mhatre, who was acquired by Triumph Knights Mumbai North East within the T20 Mumbai League, Kundu and Naman Pushpak, who has been named within the standby gamers’ listing, will not be in a position to participate because the trio will attend the India Under-19 camp in Bengaluru.The England tour, scheduled from June 24 to July 23, includes a 50-over warm-up match, adopted by a five-match Youth One-Day collection and two Multi-Day matches towards the England Under-19 facet.

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 SinghStandby Players: Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Vedant Trivedi, Vikalp Tiwari, Alankrith Rapole (WK)Fixtures: June 24: 50-over Warm-Up at Loughborough UniversityThe schedule: 1st OD: June 27, Hove; 2nd OD: June 30, Northampton; third OD: July 2, Northampton; 4th OD: July 5, Worcester; fifth OD: July 7, WorcesterTests: 1st Test: 12-15 July, Beckenham; 2nd Test: July 20-23, Chelmsford.