Rohit Yadav withdrawn from India U-19 squads due to age discrepancy

Legspinner Rohit Yadav has been withdrawn from India U-19 squads for the upcoming home series against Australia U-19 due to age discrepancies. Aryan Savsani and Tanmay Baloda have been named as his replacements. Rohit had performed well on the recent tour of Sri Lanka, taking six wickets in the two-match four-day series.

Savsani, from the Saurashtra Cricket Association, will replace Rohit in the One-Day squad, while Haryana Cricket Association's Baloda comes into the Multi-Day squad. The three One-Day matches will be played in Rajkot on September 18, 21 and 23, with the two four-day fixtures scheduled for September 27-30 in Rajkot and October 5-8 in Ahmedabad. Lakshya Raichandani will captain the One-Day side, with Yashbardhan Chauhan as his deputy. They will swap roles for the Multi-Day fixtures

Raichandani heads into the series on the back of an outstanding tour of Sri Lanka, where he finished as the leading run-scorer in the two-match four-day series with 307 runs at an average of 153.50. He scored 207 in Galle before making an unbeaten 100 in Colombo. The Uttarakhand batter has also played four first-class matches, scoring 223 runs with three half-centuries.

Several members of the current squad also impressed on the Sri Lanka tour. Sagar Virk scored 134 in the first four-day game, while Manal Chauhan and Kushagra Ojha made 150 and 111 respectively in the second.

The One-Day squad also features Aaryavir Sehwag and Anvay Dravid, the sons of former India captains Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid respectively. Dravid was part of the India U-19 side that toured Sri Lanka in July and made 87 in the second One-Day game. He is one of two wicketkeepers in the squad alongside Rajat Baghel.

India U19 One-Day squad: Lakshya Raichandani (c), Yashbardhan Chauhan (vc), Rajat Baghel (wk), Aaryavir Sehwag, V.K. Vineet, Kushagra Ojha, Arjun Rajput, Manal Chauhan, Anvay Dravid (wk), V. Yashveer, Shavin Vinodh, Mohit Ulva, Chigurupati Venkata, Kavya Patel, Aryan Savsani

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