Patna: Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has announced its men’s U-19 team for BCCI organised Vinoo Mankad Trophy. Kumar Shrey of Jehanabad will lead the team while Madhubani’s Ayush Anand will be the vice-captain. Yashasvi Shukla and Harshit Anand have been selected as the wicket-keeper batsmen. A total of 17-member squad has been announced.
Surprisingly, the chief selector’s signature is not on this list posted on the BCA portal. It is not known whether the other member’s signature is there or not. Just one member Kundan Kumar’s signature is visible.
The team: Kumar Shrey (Jehanabad, Captain); Aditya Raj (Nalanda); Ayush Anand (Madhubani, Vice -Captain); Shivam Kumar (Vaishali); Badal Kanojia (East Champaran); Yashasvi Shukla (Patna, wicketkeeper); Abhiraj Dutt (Begusarai); Anoop Kumar (Saran); Mo Kaif (Muzaffarpur); Pawan Kumar Rai (Siwan); Md Izhar (Supaul); Rishabh Bhardwaj (Patna); Harshit (Saran); Armaan Alam (Sheohar); Anand Pratap Singh (Sheikhpura); Harshit Anand (wicketkeeper); Aditya Shivam (Patna).
Supporting staff: Head Coach- Ashok Kumar; Assistant Coach- Rajesh Kumar Dubey; Physio- Saurabh Kumar; Trainer-Abhishek Anand