Tamil Nadu pacer Deepesh Devendran, the leading wicket-taker in the U-19 Asia Cup with 14 wickets, has been selected for India's U-19 World Cup squad. Devendran expressed his happiness and surprise at representing the country, crediting the supportive team environment, coaches for fostering freedom, and senior cricketers like Sandeep Warrier and Debashish Mohanty for his development. His teammate R.S. Ambrish also made the World Cup squad.