Vaibhav Suryavanshi rewarded for record-breaking IPL outing, will travel to England for one-dayers, multi-day matches

Ayush Mhatre will lead the India U19 team in England, with Vaibhav Suryavanshi also included in the 16-member squad.

Ayush Mhatre was named the India U19 captain, with Abhigyan Kundu as his deputy, during the side's tour of England, which begins June 24. The U19s will clash in a one-day warm-up match before five games in fifty-over format and two multi-day matches. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was part of the U19 squad and enjoyed an impressive outing in his maiden IPL appearance with the Rajasthan Royals this year, continues to be part of the squad.

Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Suryavanshi celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals-(AFP)

Mhatre has been one of the rare positives in an otherwise dull season for the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025. Despite playing just six matches so far, Mhatre is already the side's third-highest run-scorer with 206 runs to his name at a stellar strike rate of almost 188. Suryavanshi, meanwhile, stunned fans and experts alike when he hammered Gujarat Titans during a home match in Jaipur, smashing a century off just 35 deliveries.

He ended his first IPL season with 252 runs in seven matches, also adding a half-century in the side's final game of the season against the Super Kings. He ended with an incredible strike rate of 206.55.

Abhigyan Kundu, the U19 vice-captain, wasn't part of the IPL this year but has represented Mumbai in age-group cricket. He has earlier played for India U19s during their unofficial Tests against Australia last year, as well as in two ODIs against the side.