Farhan Ahmed has been included in a 17-player squad for England Men Under-19s’ Quadrangular Youth ODI Series in India next month.
The Notts off-spinner - who is the only U16 in the group - has recently represented the Young Lions in Youth ODI and Test series against Australia.
The Quadrangular Series is to be played in Vijayawada, India from 4-29 November and will feature India U19s A, India U19s B and Bangladesh U19s.
The series will provide the final competitive preparation for the Young Lions ahead of the 2024 ICC Under-19 Men’s World Cup, which will be staged in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 13 January - 4 February.
Selection for the 2024 ICC Under-19s Men’s World Cup will be announced in December.
“Touring India at any level is challenging, which is why it is so valuable to be able to expose our best young players to these experiences at Under-19 level,” England Men Under-19s’ Head Coach, Mike Yardy, said.
“We expect both the India and Bangladesh Under-19 teams to be very strong, as India showed when they beat us in the final of the most recent ICC Under-19 World Cup last year.
“So this is a huge opportunity for the 17 players who have been selected, especially with the next U19 World Cup following this tour in January 2024.’
England Under-19 Men’s squad: Ben McKinney (Durham, captain), Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Tazeem Ali (Warwickshire), Charlie Allison (Essex), Charlie Barnard (Lancashire), Luc Benkenstein (Essex), Jack Carney (Lancashire), Jaydn Denly (Kent), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Dom Kelly (Hampshire), Mitch Killeen (Durham), JT Langridge (Somerset), Seb Morgan (Middlesex), Haydon Mustard (Durham), Hamza Shaikh (Warwickshire), Noah Thain (Essex), Theo Wylie (Warwickshire).