India national under-19 cricket team
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The Indian 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]
Association | Board of Control for Cricket in India | |||
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Personnel | ||||
Captain | Uday Saharan | |||
Coach | Hrishikesh Kanitkar | |||
Team information | ||||
Colours | Blue | |||
Founded | 1979 | |||
History | ||||
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup wins | (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022) | |||
ACC Under-19 Asia Cup wins | (1989, 2003, 2012, 2013–14, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021) | |||
International Cricket Council | ||||
ICC region | Asia | |||
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As of 11 June 2023 |
The team has won the Under-19 World Cup five times and finished runners-up thrice. 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]