India, Dec. 27 -- The Junior Cricket Committee on Saturday picked the India U19 squad for the upcoming three-match one-day series against South Africa and the ICC Men's U19 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 onwards. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been named as the captain for the tour of South Africa, while Ayush Mhatre will retain the leadership role for the World Cup.

Fresh off their Asia Cup campaign in the UAE, where they finished runners-up behind Pakistan last week, the India U19 team will tour South Africa for a three-match series early next year. The matches will be played between January 3 and 7 at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.

Suryavanshi will lead the side as the regular captain, with Mhatre missi...