India announce Under-19 Asia Cup squad, with Rahul Dravid's and Virender Sehwag's sons included

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian team for the Under-19 Asia Cup 2026. The tournament will be played in Oman from November 5 to 14. The squad has 15 members.

Laksh Raichandani has been named captain, while Yashvardhan Singh Chauhan will be vice-captain. The team is drawing the most attention because it includes Anvay Dravid, son of former India cricketer Rahul Dravid, and Aaryaveer Sehwag, son of Virender Sehwag.

The Junior Cricket Committee picked the side for the ACC men's Under-19 Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman. India are in Group A, along with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nepal and old rivals Pakistan. Group B has Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Malaysia. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals on November 12. The final will be played on November 14.

India will begin their campaign against Nepal on November 6. They will then face Pakistan on November 8, and take on the UAE on November 10.

Aaryaveer Sehwag is the son of Virender Sehwag, the former great India opening batter. He had drawn attention with his aggressive and consistently good batting in recent domestic Under-19 tournaments and India A matches.

Anvay Dravid is the son of Rahul Dravid, the former India captain and great batter. He has been selected as a wicketkeeper-batter. He impressed with his fine batting and excellent wicketkeeping in domestic matches and India Under-19 practice matches.

The India Under-19 squad is: Laksh Raichandani (captain), Aaryaveer Sehwag, V.K. Vineet, Yashvardhan Singh Chauhan (vice-captain), Kushagra Ojha, Arjun Rajput, Manal Chauhan, Anvay Dravid (wicketkeeper), Rajat Baghel (wicketkeeper), Aaryan Savsani, Mohit Ulva, Kavya Patel, Shavin Vinod and Ishan Sood.