India national under-19 cricket team

The Indian men's national Under-19 cricket team represents India in cricket at Under-19 level. The team has won a record six U19 Cricket World Cup titles, and has the best win percentage in ODIs among all Under-19 national teams. Also, this team has won a record eight U19 Asia Cup titles. India are the current holders of the U19 Cricket World Cup.

The team has won the U19 Cricket World Cup, a record six times and finished runners-up four times. In 2000, they won it under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif, in 2008, they won it under Virat Kohli's leadership, in 2012 under Unmukt Chand, in 2018 under Prithvi Shaw, and in 2022 under Yash Dhull. Ayush Mhatre led the team to their 6th title in 2026.

The team has also won the U19 Asia Cup, a record eight times, in 1989, 2003, 2012, 2013–14, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021.

The team is currently captained by Ayush Mhatre, and coached by former India cricketer Hrishikesh Kanitkar.

Current squad The list of players who were selected for the 2026 U19 Cricket World Cup are mentioned below:

Ayush Mhatre (c) Vihaan Malhotra (vc) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Abhigyan Kundu (wk) Aaron George Harvansh Singh (wk) Vedant Trivedi Kanishk Chouhan Khilan A. Patel Mohamed Enaan Henil Patel D. Deepesh Kishan Kumar Singh Udhav Mohan

Coaching staff PositionNameHead coachHrishikesh KanitkarBatting coachBowling coachSunil JoshiFielding coachMunish Bali

Tournament History A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within India +Key Champions Runners-up Semi-finals

U19 Cricket World Cup India U19 Cricket World Cup recordYear Result Most Runs Most Wickets 1988 Group Stage 6th 8 7 3 4 0 0 Myluahanan Senthilnathan Narendra Hirwani 1998 Second Round 5th 16 6 4 2 0 0 Mohammad Kaif Amit Bhandari 2000 Champions 1st 16 8 7 0 1 0 Ravneet Ricky Shalabh Srivastava 2002 Semi-finals 3rd 16 7 4 3 0 0 Manvinder Bisla Abhishek Sharma 2004 Semi-finals 3rd 16 7 5 2 0 0 Shikhar Dhawan Abhishek Sharma 2006 Runners-up 2nd 16 6 5 1 0 0 Cheteshwar Pujara Piyush Chawla 2008 Champions 1st 16 6 6 0 0 0 Tanmay Srivastava Iqbal Abdullah 2010 Quartar-finals 6th 16 6 3 3 0 0 Mayank Agarwal Saurabh Netravalkar 2012 Champions 1st 16 6 5 1 0 0 Unmukt Chand Ravikant Singh 2014 Quarter-finals 5th 16 6 5 1 0 0 Sanju Samson Kuldeep Yadav 2016 Runners-up 2nd 16 6 5 1 0 0 Sarfaraz Khan Avesh Khan 2018 Champions 1st1666000 Shubman Gill Anukul Roy 2020 Runners-up2nd1665100 Yashasvi Jaiswal Ravi Bishnoi 2022 Champions 1st1666000 Angkrish Raghuvanshi Vicky Ostwal 2024Runners-up 2nd1676100 Uday Saharan Saumy Pandey 2026 Champions 1st1677000 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Henil Patel & RS AmbrishTotal6 titles 103822001

U19 Asia Cup

India U19 Asia Cup recordYear Result Most Runs Most Wickets 1989 Champions 1st 333000 Bhupinder Singh Gyanendra Pandey 2003 Champions 1st443100 Robin Uthappa Irfan Pathan 2012 Champions 1st85311 0 Unmukt Chand Roosh Kalaria 2014 Champions 1st854100 Akhil Herwadkar Kuldeep Yadav 2016 Champions 1st844000 Himanshu Rana Rahul Chahar 2017Group stage 5th 8 3 1 2 0 0 Himanshu Rana Vivekanand Tiwari 2018 Champions 1st844000 Yashasvi Jaiswal Siddharth Desai 2019 Champions 1st854100 Arjun Azad Atharva Ankolekar 2021 Champions 1st854100 Harnoor Singh Vicky Ostwal 2023 Semi-Finals4th842200 Arshin Kulkarni Raj Limbani 2024Runners-up2nd853200 Mohamed Amaan Chetan Sharma 2025Runners-up2nd854100 Abhigyan Kundu Deepesh Devendran Total 8 titles 52 39 12 10

Honours + India national under-19 cricket team honours Type Competition Titles Seasons ICC Championships U19 Cricket World Cup 6 Champions (6): 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2026Runners-up (4): 2006, 2016, 2020, 2024 ACC (Continental) U19 Asia Cup 8 Champions (8): 1989, 2003, 2012, 2013–14, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021Runners-up (2): 2024, 2025

shared record.

Records and statistics

International match summary – India Under-19s

Playing record Format Matches Won Lost Tied Drawn/NR Win % Inaugural match Youth Tests 83 30 12 0 41 36.14 20 January 1979 Youth One-Day Internationals 315 244 66 2 3 78.52 16 August 1981Last updated 7 February 2026.

Youth Test record versus other nations

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied Drawn First win 18 6 7 0 5 6 March 1994 27 9 2 0 16 19 February 1993 6 2 2 0 2 2 March 1992 15 4 0 0 11 2 March 1989 7 4 1 0 2 18 April 1996 10 5 0 0 5 17 February 1997Last updated 12 December 2025.

Youth ODI record versus other nations

Full members Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied NR First win 13 11 2 0 0 15 January 2010 44 29 15 0 0 9 December 1986 29 22 6 0 1 12 January 2000 56 42 13 1 0 28 February 1988 3 3 0 0 0 28 January 2016 21 18 3 0 0 20 February 1988 30 17 12 1 0 8 December 1989 29 23 6 0 0 22 April 1996 50 43 6 0 1 14 December 1989 10 7 3 0 0 27 January 2002 7 7 0 0 0 23 November 2005 Associate Members Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied NR First win 1 1 0 0 0 21 January 2002 1 1 0 0 0 17 January 2010 1 1 0 0 0 21 January 2020 1 1 0 0 0 15 January 1998 2 2 0 0 0 6 February 2006 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 18 January 2000 4 4 0 0 0 17 February 2008 4 4 0 0 0 13 January 1998 1 1 0 0 0 12 December 2025 1 1 0 0 0 22 January 2022 2 2 0 0 0 28 January 2024 Other Teams Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied NR First win ICC Associates XI 1 1 0 0 0 7 March 1988 Last updated 12 December 2025.

List of all tournaments won

S No Year Series /Tournament Winners Opposition Ground Venue Country Result 1 1989/90 Beximco Asia Youth Cup, 1989/90 India Sri Lanka Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka Bangladesh Won by 79 runs 2 1999/00 ICC Under-19 World Cup, 1999/00 India Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo Sri Lanka Won by 6 wickets 3 2003/04 Asia Under-19 Tournament, 2003/04 India Sri Lanka Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Pakistan Won by 8 wickets 4 2005 Afro-Asia Cup Under-19s India Sri Lanka Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium Visakhapatnam India Won by 8 Wickets 5 2006/07 HSBC Invitational 2nd Tri-Series, 2006/07 India England Kinrara Academy Oval Kuala Lumpur Malayasia Won by 167 runs 6 2007 Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament in Sri Lanka, 2007 India Bangladesh Colts Cricket Club Ground Colombo Sri Lanka Won by 129 runs 7 2007/08 ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2007/08 India South Africa Kinrara Academy Oval Kuala Lumpur Malayasia Won by 12 runs (D/L method) 8 2009/10 Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament India South Africa King Edward VII School Ground Johannesburg South Africa Match abandoned without a ball bowled 9 2011/12 Quadrangular Under-19 Series (India), 2011/12 India Sri Lanka VDCA Cricket Stadium "Visakhapatnam India Won by 5 runs 10 2012 Quadrangular Under-19 Series (Australia), 2012 India Australia Endeavour Park, Townsville Won by 7 wickets 11 2012 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup India/Pakistan Kinrara Academy Oval Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Match tied 12 2012 ICC Under -19 World Cup India Australia Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville Australia Won by 6 wickets 13 2013 Quadrangular Under-19 Series India Australia Marrara Cricket Ground Darwin Australia Won by 8 wickets 14 2013 Quadrangular Under-19 Series (India) India South Africa Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Visakhapatnam India Won by 201 runs 15 2014 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup India Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium Sharjah UAE Won by 40 runs 16 2015 TRI-NATION UNDER-19S TOURNAMENT IN INDIA India Bangladesh Jadavpur University Complex Kolkata India Won by 7 wickets 17 2015 Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament in Sri Lanka India Sri Lanka R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka Won by 5 wickets 18 2016 Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup India Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka Won By 34 runs 19 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup India Australia Mount Maunganui New Zealand Won by 8 wickets 20 2018 ACC Under-19s Asia Cup India Sri Lanka Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Dhaka Bangladesh Won by 144 runs 21 2019 Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament in England India Bangladesh Brighton England Won by 6 wickets 22 2019 ACC Under-19s Asia Cup India Bangladesh COLOMBO Sri Lanka Won by 5 runs 23 2020 Quadrangular Under-19 Series (South Africa) India South Africa Kingsmead, Durban Durban South Africa Won by 69 runs 24 2021 ACC Under-19s Asia Cup India Sri Lanka Dubai International Cricket Stadium Dubai UAE Won by 9 wickets 25 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup India England Sir Vivian Richards Stadium North Sound Antigua and Barbuda Won by 4 wickets 26 2026 ICC Under-19 World Cup India England Harare Sports Club Harare Zimbabwe Won by 100 runs

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