USA Under-19 Squad Announce For Qualifier

ICC Americas’ Regional Qualifier

Media Desk   May 10, 2019 

USA Cricket has announce the final Team USA U19 squad to represent the USA in the ICC Americas’ Regional Qualifier this summer in Toronto, who will attempt to qualify to the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup in 2020 in South Africa.

There was an initial selection camp held in Ft. Lauderdale from February 7-10, 2019 where 50 invited players were asked to demonstrate their skills, fitness and commitment to the selection process. After this camp, a reduced squad of 25 was selected for a final training camp held last weekend from May 3-5 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The extended squad of 25 must all be praised for their effort and commitment over the training camp weekend, which included a very high quality playing standard that made the final selection for the ICC Americas’ Regional Qualifier a particularly difficult one.

Discussing the final 14 player squad, USA Cricket Chairman of Selectors Ricardo Powell said, “It was an incredible weekend in Raleigh and Coach Anand and the selectors were extremely impressed by the depth of talent on the field from the 25 players. We are certain we have the right balance in this squad to take to Toronto and I want to congratulate and thank not just the 14 boys selected but all the athletes who were part of this process so far for their dedication and commitment. These are exciting times for cricket in the USA and these boys can definitely make up the next generation of Team USA players.”

The Team USA Under 19 Head Coach, Anand Tummala, is happy with his squad for the crucial qualifiers, “I said that we would have some tough decisions to make after this weekend and that was certainly true. Having to bring forward the best combination of players needed at this point from last weekend’s final selection camp was not easy at all. I am really pleased though with the 14 players we have selected now to make up the Team USA Under 19 Squad and we are all incredibly focused on bringing USA back to the U19 World Cup stage, where we belong. We’ve been inspired by the senior Team USA’s efforts on the pitch in Namibia in obtaining One Day International status, and we know the task we have at hand now with this wonderful group of young cricketers that I’m proud to bring to Toronto to represent the USA.”

Team USA U19 squad:
Abhiram Valisammagari 
Ali Sheikh 
Aman Patel 
Joshua Kind 
Majjid Zubair 
Rahul Jariwala 
Raj Vyas 
Rehman Dar 
Saiteja Reddy Mukkamalla 
Sakthi Karimanal 
Sanjay Stanley 
Shashank Vittaladevaram 
Sohan Bhat 
Vatsal Vaghela