Indian squad for the 2018 Under-19 World Cup: Know your team

Virat Kohli and co. celebrate after winning the under-19 World Cup
Virat Kohli and co. celebrate after winning the under-19 World Cup

Anukul Roy

England U19's v India U19's - 4th ODI
Anukul Roy

Anukul Roy, who turned 19 last week, is a slow left-arm bowler from Jharkhand and is also capable of contributing with the bat lower down the order. During India's tour of England, he took ten wickets in four matches including two four-wicket hauls and played a big role to play in India's 5-0 win. He will be expected to do the same thing in NewZealand next year as well. Unfortunately, he wasn't picked in the Jharkhand side for the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy.

Manjot Kalra

Manjot Kalra is an 18-year-old batsman from Delhi who has represented the Indian under-19 side in five List A and two first-class matches this year. Last month, Manjot had some of the worst time in his career as he was asked to undergo age-verification tests by the DDCA in spite of being cleared by the BCCI, thanks to multiple complaints of age-fudging.

Riyan Parag

Middle-order batsman Riyan Parag did reasonably well for India in the youth Tests against England earlier this year and failed to replicate his success since then. However, he looked good in the under-19 Challengers Trophy before the squad was picked. He made his T20, List A debut for Assam last year and made his first

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