Five players are set to join the India squad at the Under-19 World Cup as back-up for those who have been quarantined after testing COVID-19 positive.
The five cricketers — Uday Saharan (Rajasthan), Abhishek Porel (Bengal), Rishith Reddy (Hyderabad), Ansh Gosai (Saurashtra) and Pushpendra Singh Rathore (Rajasthan) — will leave for Antigua on Saturday to serve the mandatory six-day quarantine.
The Hindu understands that the decision was taken during a conference call between the National junior selectors, the team management, that includes National Cricket Academy head of cricket V.V.S Laxman, and BCCI authorities on Thursday night.
