
MUMBAI, FEB 19: The under-19 cricket selection trials for the Board President8217;s team to play the Sri Lankan under-19 team from February 22 began at the Wankhede Stadium here this morning with all the 31 probables in full attendance.
The players had a strenuous work out under the watchful eyes of the Junior Selection Committee headed by Hemant Kanitkar, who would be announcing the team tomorrow.
The Indian team for the first Test8217; which begins on February 27 will be selected on February 24, the last day of the three-day match.
The Sri Lankan team is expected to reach here tomorrow.
The Indian probables: BBCC Mohapatra, H Bangari both Orissa, Asif Murtuza Rlys, Dheeraj Jadhav Mah, Roland Barrington Karnataka, Neeraj Patel, Pallav Vora Guj, Pushkaraj Jadhav, Swapnil Hazare, Rajesh Pawar all Mumbai, Mohd Kaif, Mrutyunjay Tripathi, Musi Raza, Salabh Shrivastava all UP, Vineet Saxena MP, Hemant Kumar, Rajat Bhatia, TN Vishwanath all TN, Venugopal Rao Andhra, Reetinder SinghSodhi, Yuvraj Singh, Guljar Inder Singh, Sandeep Kumar Sawal, Sarandeep Singh all Punjab, Amit Suman Delhi, CM Shyam Kerala, Wrichik Majumdar, Sourashish Lahiri, Shibsagar Singh Bengal and Arjun Yadav Hyderabad.
The Sri Lankan team: Upeka Fernando, Prasanna Jayawardena, Ian Daniels, Jerome Fernando, Prabath Nishantha, Sathpath Kalum, Sujeewa de Silva, Malinga Banadara, Ranil Dhamika, Jehan Mubarak, Chamara Silva, Malintha Gajanayake, Thilina Kandambi, Duminda Perera, Nalin Wijesinghe and Pubudu Senevirathne. Coach: Carlton Bernadus. Manager: Asantha de Mel. Physiotherapist: Lal Thamel. Schools8217; representative: LBJS Jayasuriya
The Lanka U-19 Schedule
Feb 20: Arrival in Mumbai
Feb 22-24: vs Board President8217;s u-19 XI at Brabourne Stadium
Feb 27-Mar 2: One-off Test8217; at Wankhede Stadium
Mar 5 amp; 7: 1st amp; 2nd one-dayer at Gwalior
Mar 9 amp; 11: 3rd amp; 4th one-dayer at Delhi
Mar 12: Departure to Sri Lanka