India, Dec. 12 -- India is set to begin their U19 Asia Cup campaign against the UAE in Abu Dhabi on Friday. All eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi at the ICC Academy Ground ad Ayush Mhatre will be captaining the side. The opening pair of Mhatre and Suryavanshi will be crucial for India.

Meanwhile, UAE will be led Yayin Rai, and some of the key members in the UAE squad are Ahmed Khodadad, Aliasgar Shums, Ayaan Misbah and Karan Dhiman. In the tournament, eight teams have been divided into two groups. The defending champions Bangladesh are in Group B with Afghanistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Group A will have India, UAE, Malaysia and Pakistan.

India: Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan...