India National Under-19 Cricket Team
The Indian Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of India in cricket at Under-19 level.
The team has won five Under-19 World Cups and has the best win percentage in ODIs (77%) among all Under-19 national teams.
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| Association | Board of Control for Cricket in India | |||
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| Personnel | ||||
| Captain | Uday Saharan | |||
| Coach | Hrishikesh Kanitkar | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Colours | Blue | |||
| Founded | 1979 | |||
| History | ||||
| ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup wins |  (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022) | |||
| ACC Under-19 Asia Cup wins | (1989, 2003, 2012, 2013–14, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021) | |||
| International Cricket Council | ||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||
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| As of 11 June 2023 | ||||
The team has won the Under-19 World Cup five times and finished runners-up thrice. 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.
The team is currently captained by Uday Saharan and coached by former India cricketer Hrishikesh Kanitkar.
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup record
| India U19 Cricket World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
 1988 | Group Stage | 6th | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 1998 | Second Round | 5th | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 2000 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 2002 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 2004 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 2008 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Quartar-finals | 6th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 2014 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 2022 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 titles | 96 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 1 | ||
ACC Under-19 Asia Cup record
| India U19 Asia Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 1989 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 2003 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 5th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Semi Finals | 4th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 titles | 42 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
Honours
ICC
ACC
Records and statistics
International match summary – India Under-19s
| Playing record | |||||||
| Format | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn/NR | Win % | Inaugural match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Tests | 77 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 33.76 | 20 January 1979 |
| Youth One-Day Internationals | 250 | 190 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 77.32 | 16 August 1981 |
| Last updated 30 November 2019. | |||||||
Youth Test record versus other nations
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 March 1994 | |
 England | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 19 February 1993 | |
| New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 March 1992 | |
| Pakistan | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 March 1989 | |
| South Africa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 April 1996 | |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 February 1997 | |
| Records complete to Youth Test #283. Last updated 30 July 2019. | |||||||
Youth ODI record versus other nations
| Full members | ||||||
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2010 |
| Australia | 36 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 December 1986 |
| Bangladesh | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 January 2000 |
| England | 49 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 28 February 1988 |
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 January 2016 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 February 1988 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 December 1989 |
| South Africa | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 April 1996 |
| Sri Lanka | 47 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 December 1989 |
| West Indies | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 January 2002 |
 Zimbabwe | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2005 |
| Associate Members | ||||||
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | First win |
 Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2002 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 January 2010 |
 Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 1998 |
 Namibia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 February 2006 |
 Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2000 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 February 2008 |
 Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 January 1998 |
| Other Teams | ||||||
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | First win |
 ICC Associates XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 March 1988 |
| Records complete to YODI #1278. Last updated 4 February 2020. | ||||||
Current squad
Players who were selected for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup:
- Uday Saharan (c)
- Saumy Pandey (vc)
- Aravelly Avanish Rao (wk)
- Adarsh Singh
- Sachin Dhas
- Innesh Mahajan (wk)
- Priyanshu Moliya
- Rudra Patel
- Arshin Kulkarni
- Musheer Khan
- Murugan Abhishek
- Dhanush Gowda
- Raj Limbani
- Aaradhya Shukla
- Naman Tiwari
Support staff
- Head coach and batting coach: Hrishikesh Kanitkar
- Bowling coach: Sairaj Bahutule
- Fielding coach: Munish Bali
See also
References
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