ICC Under-19 World Cup starts from January 15, see Indian team’s squad and complete schedule of matches here

Indian Team for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: The ICC Under-19 World Cup is starting from January 15. This World Cup will be played in Zimbabwe and Namibia from 15 January to 6 February. 16 teams are participating in the Under-19 World Cup. In which all the teams are divided into groups of 4-4. For the Under-19 World Cup, the Indian team has been placed in Group A along with USA, Bangladesh and New Zealand. Let us know when and where the matches of the Indian team will be played.

The Indian team’s first match in the Under-19 World Cup will be against USA on January 15. The match will start at 1 pm IST at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The second match of the Indian team will be played against Bangladesh on 17 January. This match will also be played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe at 1 pm Indian time. Considering the current situation between India and Bangladesh, this match is expected to be exciting.

There will be a match against New Zealand on 24th

The third match of the league stage of the Indian team will be played against New Zealand on January 24 in Bulawayo. This match will also start at 1 pm Indian time. The top two teams of the group will qualify for the next stage. It is expected that the Indian team will perform well in this tournament and qualify for the knockout round.

Under-19 World Cup groups

For the Under-19 World Cup, the Indian team has been placed in Group A along with USA, Bangladesh and New Zealand. Whereas in Group B there are Pakistan, Scotland, Zimbabwe and England. Group C consists of Australia, Japan, Ireland and Sri Lanka. Group D consists of South Africa, Tanzania, Afghanistan and West Indies.

India is the most successful team in Under-19 World Cup

The Under-19 World Cup 2026 is the 16th edition of the World Cup. The Indian team has emerged as the most successful team in the last 15 editions. The Indian team has been champion 5 times. Australia has won this title 4 times. Pakistan has been champion twice. England, South Africa, West Indies and Bangladesh have also been champions once each. Australia is the defending champion. Australia won the title by defeating India by 79 runs in the final held in 2024.

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Eyes will be on Indian batsmen

The batsman whose performance of the Indian team in this World Cup is going to be watched by the cricket fans all over the world is the left-handed opening batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi. In the year 2025, Vaibhav has scored a lot of runs while playing for IPL, India Under-19 and his home team Bihar. It remains to be seen how his performance is in a mega event like the World Cup.

Indian team for Under-19 World Cup 2026

Ayush Mhatre (Captain), R.S. Ambareesh, Kanishk Chauhan, D. Deepesh, Mohammad Anan, Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu, Kishan Kumar Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Uddhav Mohan, Henil Patel, Khilan A. Patel, Harvansh Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedant Trivedi.