India national under-19 cricket team explained

India Under-19s
Coach:Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Icc Region:Asia
Founded:1979
Captain:Uday Saharan
Colours:Blue
Association:Board of Control for Cricket in India
Title1:ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Title1wins: (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022)
Title2:ACC Under-19 Asia Cup
Title2wins: (1989, 2003, 2012, 2013–14, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021)
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Asofdate:11 June 2023

The Indian men’s national 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.[1]

The team has won the Under-19 World Cup five 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.

The team is currently captained by Uday Saharan and coached by former India cricketer Hrishikesh Kanitkar.[2]

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup record

India U19 Cricket World Cup record
YearResult
1988Group Stage6th873400
1998Second Round5th1664200
2000Champions1st1687010
- bgcolor=cc9966 2002Semi-finals3rd1674300
2004Semi-finals3rd1675200
2006Runners-up2nd1665100
2008Champions1st1666000
2010Quartar-finals6th1663300
2012Champions1st1665100
2014Quarter-finals5th1665100
2016Runners-up2nd1665100
2018Champions1st1666000
- bgcolor=silver 2020Runners-up2nd1665100
2022Champions1st1666000
2024Runners-up2nd1676100
Total5 titles96752001

ACC Under-19 Asia Cup record

India U19 Asia Cup record
YearResult
1989Champions1st333000
2003Champions1st443100
2012Champions1st853110
2014Champions1st854100
2016Champions1st844000
2017Group Stage5th831200
2018Champions1st844000
2019Champions1st854100
2021Champions1st854100
Semi Finals4th842200
Total8 titles4232910

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 287 221 61 2 3 7716 August 1981
Last updated 11th February 2024.[3] [4]

Youth Test record versus other nations

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied Drawn First win
14 2 7 0 5 6 March 1994
25 9 2 0 14 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 1997
Last updated 30 July 2019.[5]

Youth ODI record versus other nations

Full members
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied NR First win
12 10 2 0 0 15 January 2010
38 23 15 0 0 9 December 1986
27 21 5 0 1 12 January 2000
50 38 11 1 0 28 February 1988
3 3 0 0 0 28 January 2016
20 17 3 0 0 20 February 1988
26 15 10 1 0 8 December 1989
26 20 6 0 0 22 April 1996
48 41 6 0 1 14 December 1989
10 7 3 0 0 27 January 2002
6 6 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 22 January 2022
1 1 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 11 February 2024.[6]

Current squad

Players who were selected for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup:

Support staff

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Team records / Results summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Rahul Dravid replaced as India A India U19 coach. 24 Jan 2020.
  3. Web site: Records / Under-19s Youth Test Matches / Team Records / Result Summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Records / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Team Records / Result Summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Records / India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) / Under-19s Youth Test Matches / Result Summary. ESPNcricinfo. 30 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Records / India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Result Summary. ESPNcricinfo. 4 February 2020.