The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named the complete squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2026, where Ayush Mhatre will lead the side, and the superstar Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has also been named in the squad. 

Zimbabwe and Namibia will host the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2026 with 16 participating teams, which will run from January 15 to February 6, 2026. It will be the 16th ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, while India U19 are holding the record number of titles with five times. In the last edition (2024) in South Africa, India lost the Final against Australia by 79 runs. 

India U19 played all the last five U19 Cricket World Cup Finals, winning twice and finishing runners-up three times.

Before the U19 World Cup, India U19 will play a three-match Youth ODI series against the hosts South Africa. Willowmoore Park in Benoni will host all three Youth ODIs on January 3, 5, and 7, 2026. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will lead the Indian U19 team in the ODI series in South Africa.

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India U19 complete squad for a 3-match Youth ODI series in South Africa

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Captain), Aaron George (vice-captain), Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh (wk), R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan A. Patel, Mohamed Enaan, Henil Patel, D. Deepesh, Kishan Kumar Singh, Udhav Mohan, Yuvraj Gohil, Rahul Kumar

Indian squad for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2026

In the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2026, India U19 team is in Group A along with Bangladesh, New Zealand, and the United States. The top three teams from each group will advance to the Super 6 stage, where each team will play two games. 

India U19 complete squad for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2026

Ayush Mhatre (Captain), Vihaan Malhotra (vice-captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Aaron George, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh (wk), R.S. Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan A. Patel, Mohamed Enaan, Henil Patel, D. Deepesh, Kishan Kumar Singh, Udhav Mohan.

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India's U19 squad for South Africa tour and ICC Men’s U19 World Cup announced.

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