 | |||
| Association | Board of Control for Cricket in India | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | |||
| Captain | Ayush Mathre | ||
| Coach | Hrishikesh Kanitkar | ||
| Team information | |||
| Colours | Blue | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| History | |||
| U19 Cricket World Cup wins |  (2000,2008,2012,2018,2022,2026) | ||
| U19 Asia Cup wins |  (1989,2003,2012,2013–14,2016,2018,2019,2021) | ||
| International Cricket Council | |||
| ICC region | Asia | ||
| |||
| As of 06 February 2026 | |||
TheIndian men’s national Under-19 cricket team representsIndia in cricket at Under-19 level. The team has won sixUnder-19 World Cups and has the best win percentage in ODIs among all Under-19 national teams.[1]
The team has won the Under-19 World Cup six times and finished runners-up four times. In2000, they won it under the captaincy ofMohammad Kaif, in2008, they won it underVirat Kohli's leadership, in2012 underUnmukt Chand, in2018 underPrithvi Shaw, and in2022 underYash Dhull.[2][3][4]Ayush Mhatre led the team to their 6th title in 2026.[5]
The team is currently captained byAyush Mhatre,[6] and coached by former India cricketerHrishikesh Kanitkar.[7]
Players who were selected for the2026 Under-19 Cricket World Cup:
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Hrishikesh Kanitkar |
| Batting coach | |
| Bowling coach | Sunil Joshi |
| Fielding coach | Munish Bali |
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played withinIndia
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Semi-finals |
| India U19 Cricket World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR | 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 | 1st | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shubman Gill | Anukul Roy |
| 2020 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Ravi Bishnoi |
 2022 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Vicky Ostwal |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Uday Saharan | Saumy Pandey |
  2026 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Henil Patel & RS Ambrish |
| Total | 6 titles | 103 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| India U19 Asia Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Most Runs | Most Wickets |
| 1989 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bhupinder Singh | Gyanendra Pandey |
 2003 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Robin Uthappa | Irfan Pathan |
| 2012 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Unmukt Chand | Roosh Kalaria |
| 2014 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Akhil Herwadkar | Kuldeep Yadav |
| 2016 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Himanshu Rana | Rahul Chahar |
| 2017 | Group stage | 5th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Himanshu Rana | Vivekanand Tiwari |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Siddharth Desai |
| 2019 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Arjun Azad | Atharva Ankolekar |
| 2021 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Harnoor Singh | Vicky Ostwal |
| 2023 | Semi-Finals | 4th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Arshin Kulkarni | Raj Limbani |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Mohamed Amaan | Chetan Sharma |
| 2025 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Abhigyan Kundu | Deepesh Devendran |
| Total | 8 titles | 52 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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 1981 |
| Last updated 7 February 2026.[8][9] | |||||||
Youth Test record versus other nations
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 March 1994 | |
 England | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 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 | |
| Last updated 12 December 2025.[10] | |||||||
Youth ODI record versus other nations
| Full members | ||||||
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2010 |
| Australia | 44 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 December 1986 |
| Bangladesh | 29 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 January 2000 |
| England | 56 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 28 February 1988 |
 Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 January 2016 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 February 1988 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 December 1989 |
| South Africa | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 April 1996 |
| Sri Lanka | 50 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 December 1989 |
| West Indies | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 January 2002 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 7 | 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 |
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2020 |
 Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 1998 |
| Namibia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 February 2006 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nepal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2000 |
 Papua New Guinea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 February 2008 |
 Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 January 1998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 December 2025 |
 Uganda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2022 |
 United States | 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.[11] | ||||||
Under-19 cricket teams | |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| Americas | |
| Asia | |
| East Asia-Pacific | |
| Europe | |
| BCCI | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Members (teams) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports complexes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| List | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |
