India national under-19 cricket team

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India Under-19s
Flag of India.svg
Captain: Ishan Kishan
Coach: Rahul Dravid
Colors: Blue
Owner: Board of Control for Cricket in India
Founded: 1979
First-class debut: Pakistan Under-19
in January 20, 1979
at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup wins: 2000, 2008, 2012
Official website: espncricinfo

The Indian Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of India in cricket at Under-19 level. The team is currently captained by Ishan Kishan and coached by former India cricketer Rahul Dravid.[1]

The Indian team has won three Under-19 World Cups. In 2000, they won it under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif and in 2008, they won it under Virat Kohli's leadership and in 2012 under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand. The team also has the best win percentage in ODIs (75%) among all Under-19 national teams.[2]

Performances at Under-19 World Cups

Year Host Result
1988  Australia
1998  South Africa
2000  Sri Lanka Champions
2002  New Zealand
2004  Bangladesh
2006  Sri Lanka Runners-up
2008  Malaysia Champions
2010  New Zealand Sixth
2012  Australia Champions
2014  UAE Fifth
2016  Bangladesh

Current squad

The following 15 players are selected in the Indian squad for 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style Association
Ishan Kishan (c & wk) (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 25) Left Jharkhand
Rishabh Pant (vc & wk) (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 26) Left Delhi
Washington Sundar (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 24) Left Right-arm off break Tamil Nadu
Ricky Bhui (1996-09-29) 29 September 1996 (age 27) Right Right-arm leg break Andhra
Sarfaraz Khan (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26) Right Right-arm off break Uttar Pradesh
Amandeep Khare (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 26) Right Right-arm medium Chhattisgarh
Armaan Jaffer (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 25) Right Right-arm off break Mumbai
Anmolpreet Singh (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26) Right Right-arm off break Punjab
Mahipal Lomror (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) Left Right-arm leg break Rajasthan
Mayank Dagar (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27) Right Slow left-arm orthodox Himachal Pradesh
Zeeshan Ansari (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 24) Right Right-arm leg break Uttar Pradesh
Avesh Khan (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 27) Right Right-arm medium Madhya Pradesh
Khaleel Ahmed (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26) Right Left-arm medium Rajasthan
Rahul Batham (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 25) Right Right-arm medium Madhya Pradesh
Shubham Mavi (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) Right Right-arm medium Uttar Pradesh

The following players were selected in the team in 2015 but not part of the World Cup squad.

Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style Association
Himanshu Rana (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 (age 25) Right Right-arm medium Haryana
Virat Singh (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 26) Left Right-arm leg break Jharkhand
Pradipta Pramanik (1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 25) Right Slow left-arm orthodox Bengal
Subham Nayak (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 25) Right Right-arm off break Odisha
Kanishk Seth (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 26) Right Left-arm medium Bengal
Izhaan Sayed (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 (age 26) Right Right-arm medium Maharashtra
Yogesh Sharma (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 25) Right Slow left-arm orthodox Delhi

References

  1. Dravid to coach India A, U-19 teams
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