The ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 is starting from today (January 15). 16 teams are participating in this tournament being jointly hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia, which is filled with many future stars. The Indian team has superstars like captain Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Apart from domestic cricket, Mhatre and Suryavanshi senior have also shown wonders in IPL. Mhatre scored 240 runs in 7 matches for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 at a strike rate of 188.97. He played a memorable inning of 94 runs in 48 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 3 May.
On the other hand, Suryavanshi, playing for Rajasthan Royals, scored a century in just 35 balls against Gujarat Titans, which is the fastest century by an Indian batsman in IPL. He recently broke AB de Villiers’ record of scoring the fastest 150 runs in a List-A match. Like Suryavanshi-Mhatre, some other players are also taking part in the Under-19 World Cup this time, on whom everyone’s eyes are on.
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Sameer Minhas
Pakistan’s Sameer Minhas played a match-winning inning of 172 runs in 113 balls against India in the Under-19 Asia Cup final last month. Earlier, he had scored unbeaten 177 runs against Malaysia. Right-handed batsman Minhas had scored a century (114) against Zimbabwe in Harare just before the World Cup. Minhas is being considered as the next big batsman of Pakistan.
Jorich van Schalkwyk
South Africa’s Zorich van Schalkwyk came into limelight in July last year. This right-handed batsman created a sensation by playing a explosive inning of 215 runs in 153 balls in the Youth ODI match against Zimbabwe. He became the first batsman in the world to score a double century in Youth ODI. Van Schalkwyk has played 3 first-class and 4 List-A matches at senior level in South African domestic cricket.
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oliver peak
Australia’s Oliver Peak is not a new name in Under-19 cricket. He was part of the Australian team that became champion in the last edition. Oliver Peak played an important role in Australia’s title win after joining the team as an injury replacement. This time he has been given the responsibility of captaincy. Oliver Peak has experience of playing all three formats in domestic cricket. He has the experience of 10 First Class, 6 List-A and 10 T20 matches so far.
Aryan Maan
New Zealand’s wicketkeeper batsman Aryan Mann, while making his debut in first class cricket, attracted attention by scoring half centuries in both the innings. He plays for Northern Districts in New Zealand domestic cricket. Kane Williamson also represents this team. Aryan Mann has got a chance to spend time with him in the dressing room. He has also honed his skills at the Super Kings Academy located in Chennai.
Utkarsh Srivastava
The command of America is in the hands of Pune-born Utkarsh Srivastava. Utkarsh is a hard hitter batsman. He can also do wonders with his off-spin bowling. This is his second Under-19 World Cup. In the last edition, he was the highest run-scorer for America. Utkarsh also has experience of two ODI and two T20I matches. He made his ODI debut against Scotland at the score of 115/5 and scored 67 runs in 63 balls.
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