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Zol to lead India juniors in Australia

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Maharashtra's Vijay Zol has been named captain of the Indian junior team that will compete in a tri-series to be played in Australia in June-July.

Sanju Samson, who played for Rajasthan Royals in IPL-6, was appointed as Zol's deputy in the 15-member squad for the tournament.

Zol is the only member from this squad who was part of the Under-19 World Cup team that triumphed last year under Unmukt Chand's captaincy.

"The All India Junior Selection Committee met in Bengaluru earlier today, to pick the squad for the tri-series in Australia, to be played in June-July 2013," BCCI's secretary Sanjay patel said in a statement.
 

The team: Vijay Zol, Sanju Samson, Akhil Herwadkar, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Saif, Sarfaraz Khan, Ricky Bhui, Abhimanyu Lamba, Rishi Arothe, Atul Singh, C V Milind, Aamir Gani, Kuldeep Yadav, Ankush Bains.

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First Published: Jun 15 2013 | 9:35 PM IST

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