Australia Announces Squad For ICC Under 19 World Cup: Australia has included two players of Indian origin, Aryan Sharma and John James, in the 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup to be held in Namibia and Zimbabwe from January 15 to February 6. Where Aryan Sharma is a slow left arm spin bowler with a batsman. At the same time, John James is an all-rounder, who bowls medium pace with his right hand. Both these players were also part of the Australian team in the Youth Test and ODI series against India in September.

Players from three different countries included in the Australian team

Apart from Indian-origin cricketers Aryan Sharma and John James, the Australian team also includes two players of Sri Lankan origin Naden Coore and Nitish Samuel and a player of Chinese origin Alex Li Young. At the same time, Oliver Peak will command the Australian team and in the tournament, Australia has been placed in Group A along with Ireland, Japan and Sri Lanka. The team will reach Namibia in early January and will play practice matches from 9 to 14 January.

Australia’s head coach gave a statement on the announcement of the team

Tim Neilson, head coach of Australia’s junior team, said, ‘We are very happy to announce a strong and balanced team for the ICC Under-19 World Cup. Our focus has been on selecting such players from whom we can expect to achieve success in the tournament. The players who have been selected had performed well in the Under-19 series against India in September and the recent National Under-19 Championship played in Perth.

Australia Under-19 Men’s Team:

Oliver Peak (captain), Casey Barton, Naden Coore, Jayden Draper, Ben Gordon, Steven Hogan, Thomas Hogan, John James, Charles Lachmand, Will Malajchuk, Nitish Samuel, Hayden Schiller, Aryan Sharma, William Taylor and Alex Lee Young.