India Suffers Setback, Divyansh Joshi Ruled Out Of U19 World Cup

The Indian U19 Cricket team has suffered a major setback as all-rounder Divyansh Joshi has been ruled out of the ICC U19 World Cup. Siddhesh Veer will replace him in the Indian squad. The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) announced this on Friday.

“The All-India Junior Selection Committee has named Siddhesh Veer from Maharashtra Cricket Association as Divyansh’s replacement,”  stated the BCCI in an official statement.

Divyansh Joshi suffered a dislocated right shoulder during fielding against South Africa in the ongoing bilateral ODI series. The injury has ended all the hopes of the all-rounder participating in the ICC U19 World Cup which will take place in South Africa from 17 January to 9 February 2020.

ICC U19 World Cup Tournament Details:

The ICC U19 World Cup 2020 will take place in South Africa this year. The tournament will begin on January 17^th and the final will be played on 9^th February. A total of 16 teams will participate in this edition of the tournament. These teams have been divided into four pools of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super League. While the bottom two teams in each group will progress to the Plate League.

India at the ICC U19 World Cup

Team India is the defending champion and has been one of the most successful teams of the tournament. India has been placed in Group A along with Japan, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka. India will play its first match against Sri Lanka on 19^th January at Mangaung Oval, Blomfrontein.

Indian Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Divyaansh Saxena, Priyam Garg (Captain), Dhruv Chand Jurel (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shashwat Rawat, Siddhesh Veer, Shubhang Hegde, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Atharva Ankolekar, Kumar Kushagra (wicket-keeper), Sushant Mishra, and Vidyadhar Patil