Two Sri Lankan origin players named in Australia Mens for ICC U19 World Cup
Source : Johann Dias Jayasinha’s facebook
Naden Cooray and Nitesh Samuel from NSW has been named in Australia Men’s U19 squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.
Cricket Australia has announced a 15-player squad for the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026, to be held in Namibia and Zimbabwe from 15 January to 6 February.
The squad featuring 2 players of Indian heritage (Aryan Sharma and John James), 2 of Sri Lankan (Naden Cooray and Nitesh Samuel) and 1 of Chinese Origin Alex Lee Young).
Australia enters the tournament as defending champions, with Oliver Peake appointed captain.
Australia Men’s U19 Squad:
- Oliver Peake © (Geelong District CC/VIC)
- Kasey Barton (Mosman CC/NSW)
- Naden Cooray (Parramatta CC/NSW)
- Jayden Draper (Valley District CC/QLD)
- Ben Gordon (Sunshine Coast Scorchers CC/QLD)
- Steven Hogan (Sandgate-Redcliffe District CC/QLD)
- Thomas Hogan (Ginninderra CC/ACT)
- John James (Parramatta CC/NSW)
- Charles Lachmund (Ipswich Hornets CC/QLD)
- Will Malajczuk (Subiaco Floreat CC/WA)
- Nitesh Samuel (Parramatta CC/NSW)
- Hayden Schiller (Northern Jets District CC/SA)
- Aryan Sharma (Carlton CC/VIC)
- William Taylor (St George CC/NSW)
- Alex Lee Young (Randwick Petersham CC/NSW)
The squad will be led by Head Coach Tim Nielsen, supported by Luke Butterworth and Travis Dean as assistant coaches.
Australia is placed in Group A alongside Ireland, Japan, and Sri Lanka. The team will arrive in Namibia in early January and play warm-up matches from 9–14 January.
