Lucknow: Lucknow’s promising cricketer, Rajveer Singh, has earned a place in the Uttar Pradesh under-16 cricket team for the prestigious Vijay Merchant Trophy. The 18-member squad, announced by the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) on Tuesday, will compete in the BCCI’s Vijay Merchant Trophy, with the first match set to take place against Gujarat on December 6 in Gwalior.
Singh, who has shown exceptional skill and determination, will represent Lucknow alongside Ayush Pandey from Kanpur, who has secured a spot in the main playing XI. Aditya Singh, also from Kanpur, will join the squad as a net bowler.
The UPCA’s announcement, made by Secretary Arvind Srivastava, also highlighted the regional dominance within the team. Western Uttar Pradesh has contributed significantly to the squad, with Ghaziabad leading the way with five selections. Other areas like Gautam Buddha Nagar, Noida, Saharanpur, and Meerut have also made notable contributions.
The selected squad for Uttar Pradesh is as follows:
- Alok Ratan (Agra)
- Aviral Saxena, Shantanu Singh, Hrithik Singh, Slok Dinesh Sharma, Siddhant Punetha (Ghaziabad)
- Yuvraj Singh Tomar, Sarthak Chechi (Gautam Buddha Nagar)
- Aryan Tyagi, Arnab Som (Meerut)
- Mohd. Anas, Vansh Chaudhary (Saharanpur)
- Kushal Yadav (Moradabad)
- Ayush Pandey (Kanpur)
- Aditya Yadav (Azamgarh)
- Saurabh Sharma (Bulandshahr)
- Rajveer Singh (Lucknow)
- Sanidhya Srivastava (Allahabad)
Net bowlers:
- Mohd. Arshman (Firozabad)
- Vidhan Gangwar (Bareilly)
- Monu Kumar (Meerut)
- Aditya Singh (Kanpur)
- Aryan Umarao (Fatehpur)
The Uttar Pradesh under-16 team, which also includes five additional net bowlers, has already left for the match against Gujarat, a highly anticipated start to their Vijay Merchant Trophy campaign.
This announcement has excited cricket fans in Lucknow, as Rajveer Singh’s selection adds another achievement to the city’s growing reputation in youth cricket.
