2 Things about Mayank Markande that will surprise you

# No place in playing XI while playing for India U-19

Mayank Markande: AP image

Markande was a part of the India U-19 Test squad that played two Youth Test matches against the visitors in February 2017. There was no place for the leg-spinner in the playing XI in both the matches and he sat out. Captain Abhishek Sharma is the only player from that Test squad who has played IPL till now. Markande turned 20 in November 2017 that meant that he could not play the junior World Cup. In 2016, he did not come close to selection in the India U-19 team.

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill and Arshdeep Singh were three players from Punjab, state that Markande plays for, in India U-19 World Cup squad that Boys in Blue won under the leadership of Prithvi Shaw. Gill and Shaw have also played international cricket. The former recently played in two ODIs against New Zealand while Shaw has played two Tests, both against West Indies.