GUWAHATI, Dec 5 - Assam cricketer Riyan Parag who has been selected for the India U-19 World Cup team arrived in the city today after a splendid show in the Challenger Trophy Mens Under 19 One Day Limited Overs Tournament in Mumbai recently.
Riyan scored 207 runs including a century for India Red in the recently concluded tournament and will be a part of the preparatory camp for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup from December 8 to 22 in Bengaluru.
Mumbai batsman Prithvi Shaw will lead the 16-member Indian team in next year�s ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup to be held in New Zealand.
He has been performing consistently since last year�s Cooch Behar Trophy. He was an integral part of the Assam U-19 team which went on to reach the semifinals of the Cooch Behar Trophy last season. Being one of the top five run getters in the country�s U-19 circuit, the Guwahati lad was selected for the India U-19 team�s tour to England in June earlier this year where he again shone with the bat with two fifties. He made his Ranji Trophy debut this season.
Riyan was also a part of the India U-19 team for the Asia Cup where the sub continental giants faced an early exit in November. After being upset by Nepal, the Rahul Dravid coached side were knocked out by Bangladesh.