Kushal Deuba will captain Nepal U20 national team.

Coach Urjan Shrestha revealed the name of the captain in a press meet held on Thursday.

Apart from Pakistan, 6 South Asian teams will compete in the championship. Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are in Group A while former champions India, Bhutan and Maldives are in Group B.

Nepal will start the tournament by playing against Sri Lanka on August 18. Nepal will play the second match of the group against Bangladesh on August 22.

Ziarath Sheikh, Krishal Moktan, Bishal KC, Simant Thapa, Ashwin Ghorasaini, Bikram Tamang, Ayush Timsina, Madan Paudel, Ram Thapa, Samin Ghimire, Saroj Darlami, Ninsang Limbu, Kushal Deuba (C), Avinash Syangtan, Jan Prakash Bam, Lakshu Thapa, Niraj Karki, Harish Raj Bhatt, Dharmendra Kunwar, Anil Bamjan, Sameer Tamang, Nirajan Dhami, Rohan Khadgi.