The National Selection Committee for the Japan National Academy Squads  (Men’s U19, Men’s U16), chaired by Reo Sakurano-Thomas, have announced the Squads for 2025. 

Players may be added following the Japan Futures League. 

Japan National Academy (Men’s U19) Squad

• Chihaya Arakawa (Sano Braves / Sano Cricket Club)
• Archit Choudhury (Tokyo Falcons / Tokyo Wombats Cricket Club)
• Arpan Choudhury (Tokyo Falcons / Tokyo Wombats Cricket Club)
• Charlie Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club) – Under 19 and Under 16
• Gabriel Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club) – Under 19 and Under 16
• Kirren Hollow (Lions Cricket Club)
• Kazuma Kato-Stafford (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club / MAX Cricket Club)
• Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett (Randwick-Petersham Cricket Club)* – Under 19 and Under 16
• Tomoki Kurihara (Sano Braves / Sano Cricket Club)
• Timothy Moore (Lions Cricket Club / Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Ryuki Ozeki (Sano Braves / Sano Cricket Club)
• Daniel Pankhurst (Hong Kong Cricket Club)
• Nihar Parmar (Alpha Quashers Yokohama Cricket Club)
• Nikhil Pol (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club / Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Tomo Rear (Lions Cricket Club / Alpha Quashers Yokohama Cricket Club)
• Arron Regin (Tokyo Falcons / Tokyo Wombats Cricket Club)
• Jack So-Stavretis (North Balwyn Cricket Club) 
• Shugo Takasugi (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)
• Hugo Tani-Kelly (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club) – Under 19 and Under 16
• Kai Wall (Barron River Cricket Club)
• Yuto Yageta (Sano Braves / Sano Cricket Club)
• Max Yonekawa-Lynn (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)

*selected for the first time

Japan National Academy (Men’s U16) Squad

• Suchir Bahuguna (Men in Blue Cricket Club)
• Juto Ball (Lions Cricket Club)
• Aadiraj Bisht (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)* 
• Taiga Hague (Lions Cricket Club / Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Eric Harrison (Lions Cricket Club)
• Charlie Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)
• Gabriel Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)
• Montgomery Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)
• Ved Keswani (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)*
• Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett (Randwick-Petersham Cricket Club)*
• Ishan Lal (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)
• Chino Matsuoka (Eton College)*
• Alex Mynard (Fleet Cricket Club)
• Luke Mynard (Fleet Cricket Club)
• Skyler Nakayama-Cook (Streatham Cricket Club)
• Shiv Nikam (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)*
• Hayato Ozeki (Lions Cricket Club)
• Manit Rajani (Alpha Quashers Yokohama Cricket Club)*
• Sam Robinson (Lions Cricket Club)* 
• Riku Tanaka (Sano Braves)
• Hugo Tani-Kelly (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)
• Vihaan Tiwari (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Sashwat Vannivedu (Alpha Quashers Yokohama Cricket Club)
• Aaryan Waduge (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Aaryash Waduge (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Kouki Yoshida (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club)

*selected for the first time

Congratulations to all those selected and good luck for the year ahead.

About the Japan National Academy

The aim of the Men’s U19 category is to build an inspirational Men’s U19 Japan National Team while the Men’s U16 category aims to develop the next generation of players. Men’s U19 & U16 Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from both categories of the National Academy.

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