The selection committee for the Japan National Academy has confirmed today that 19 players have been chosen to form the basis of the squad for 2020.

The selectors expect a number of players to be added to the squad once the cricket season commences and more players are able to be assessed.

Japan National Academy 2020

• Tushar Chaturvedi (Chiba My-Ys Cricket Club)
• Ryan Drake (Mosman Cricket Club)
• Ishaan Fartyal (Chiba My-Ys Cricket Club)
• Jamie Fordyce (Lions Club)
• Jonah Humphries (South Brisbane Cricket Club)
• Leon Mehlig (Chiba My-Ys Cricket Club)
• Masato Morita (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)
• Manav Natarajan (MIB Cricket Club)
• Shu Noguchi (Sano Braves)
• Riku Obikane (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)
• Aoto Okajima (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)
• Kento Ota-Dobell (Brown Hill Cricket Club)
• Yugandhar Rethrekar (Chiba My-Ys Cricket Club)
• Debashish Sahoo (Chiba My-Ys Cricket Club)
• Kazuma Stafford (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)
• Reiji Suto (Sano Braves)
• Kazumasa Takahashi (Sano Braves)
• Shotaro Takahashi (Sano Braves)
• Ashley Thurgate (Chiba My-Ys Cricket Club)