FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2024: India names 12-member squad for SABA Qualifiers

India named a 12-member squad for the upcoming South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Qualifiers in the FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2024. The competition will be held at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo from Jul. 10-13.

The four teams competing in the tournament are hosts Sri Lanka, India, Maldives and Bangladesh. Each team will play three matches in the Qualifiers, followed by the top two nations locking horns in the summit clash of the competition.

India's 12-man squad includes two players each from Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. The squads also include one player each from Punjab, Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

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FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2024: India's squad for SABA Qualifiers

Mohammad Ishan (Rajasthan) - Center

Vedansh Ranot (Uttar Pradesh) - Center/Power Forward

Sahibjit Singh Bullar (Punjab) - Power Forward

Lavish (Haryana) - Guard

Mirthun Vel Dhanasekar (Tamil Nadu) - Point Guard

Jaddu Maan (Punjab) - Point Guard

Ravinder Kaushik (Chandigarh) - Shooting Guard

Abhimanyu Govinarajan (Tamil Nadu) - Power Forward

Dwarakanatha Reddy Katikareddy (Andhra Pradesh) - Forward

Nitesh Kumar (Rajasthan) - Guard

Kirtiraj Singh Chundawat (Madhya Pradesh) - Forward

Rohan Shejwal (Madhya Pradesh) - Gaurd

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FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2024: India's coaching staff for SABA Qualifiers

Team India will be accompanied by three coaches to Sri Lanka for the FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2024. American basketball coach Scott William Flemming will be in charge of the team, alongside India's Jai Prakash Singh and Kuldip Singh Brar.

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FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2024: India's schedule and match timings (All Times in IST)

Wednesday, July 10

India vs Sri Lanka, 6:00 pm

Thursday, July 11

India vs Maldives, 4:00 pm

Friday, July 12

Bangladesh vs India, 4:00 pm

Team India will start the competition as favorites and are likely to earn a ticket to represent SABA at the 2024 FIBA U18 Asian Championship, scheduled to be played between Sep. 2 and 9 in Amman, Jordan.