Melbourne, Dec. 11 -- Two Indian-origin players, Aryan Sharma and John James, are amongst the 15-man squad for the ICC U19 World Cup scheduled for next year.

Cricket Australia has announced a 15-player squad for the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2026, to be held in Namibia and Zimbabwe from January 15 to February 6.

The squad features 2 players of Indian heritage (Aryan Sharma and John James), 2 of Sri Lankan (Naden Cooray and Nitesh Samuel) and 1 of Chinese Origin Alex Lee Young).

Australia enters the tournament as defending champions, with Oliver Peake appointed captain.

Australia Men's U19 Squad:

Oliver Peake (Geelong District CC/VIC)

Kasey Barton (Mosman CC/NSW)

Naden Cooray (Parramatta CC/NSW)

Jayden Draper (Valley Dis...