The Junior Cricket Committee, on Monday, named D. Deepesh and Naman Pushpak as replacements for Aditya Rana and Khilan Patel, respectively, for the upcoming India U19 tour of England.
Both Deepesh and Naman were part of the standby players’ list for the tour.
Aditya sustained a stress fracture in his lower back, while Khilan suffered a stress reaction in his right leg during the ongoing high-performance camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
ALSO READ | Between pain and patience: Chetan Sakariya’s road back to relevance
The tour is set to run from June 24 to July 23 and includes a 50-over warm-up game, a five-match Youth ODI series, and two multi-day fixtures against England U-19.
Updated India U19 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, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra, Mohammed Enaan, Anmoljeet Singh, D. Deepesh, Naman Pushpak