KATHMANDU: The U-19 squad has been announced for the ACC Eastern Region cricket tournament slated for July 2-19 in Malaysia.

As per the press release issued by national team manager and technical analyst Raman Shiwakoti, Rohit Kumar Paudel will lead the team.

Pawan Sarraf, Kamal Singh Airee, Rit Gautam, Hari Bahadur Chauhan, Bishal Bikram KC, Pratis GC, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Rasid Khan, Bhim Sharki, Lokesh Bahadur Bam, Sagar Dhakal, Kushal Malla, Khadak Bahadur Bohara are the other players. Mahamad Asif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Surya Tamang and Akash Chand are the reserve players. Binod Kumar Das is the coach, while Raju Khadka is the team manager.

The team will leave for Malaysia on June 30. Nepal are in Group A along with China, Myanmar and Singapore.