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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox cricket team
|         name = India Under-19s
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|          coach = [[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]]
|     icc_region = [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]
| founded       = 1979
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|        captain = [[Yash Dhull]] 
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|    association = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]
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|         title1 = [[ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup]]
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|         title2 = [[ACC Under-19 Cup|ACC Under-19 Asia Cup]]
|     title2wins = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] ([[1989 Asia Youth Cup|1989]], [[2003 Asia U19 cricket tournament|2003]], 2012, 2013–14, [[2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2016]], [[2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2018]], [[2019 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2019]], [[2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2021]])
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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 Cricket World Cup|Under-19 World Cups]] and has the best win percentage in ODIs (77%) among all Under-19 national teams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Team records / Results summary|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/337074.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=30 June 2012}}</ref>

The team has won the Under-19 World Cup five times and finished runners-up thrice. In [[2000_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup|2000]], they won it under the captaincy of [[Mohammad Kaif]], in [[2008_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup|2008]], they won it under [[Virat Kohli]]'s leadership, in [[2012_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup|2012]] under [[Unmukt Chand]], in [[2018_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup|2018]] under [[Prithvi Shaw]], and in [[2022_Under-19_Cricket_World_Cup|2022]] under [[Yash Dhull]].

The team is currently captained by [[Yash Dhull]] and coached by former India cricketer [[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul Dravid replaced as India A India U19 coach| url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/rahul-dravid-replaced-as-india-a-india-u-19-coach-125777.html|access-date=24 Jan 2020}}</ref>

==ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="color:orange; background:#0077FF;" colspan=9|India U19 Cricket World Cup record
|-
! width="90" |Year
! Result
! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
! width="40" |{{Abbr|№|Number of teams}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|T|Drawn}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|NR|No result}}
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[1988 Youth Cricket World Cup|1988]]
| Group Stage
| 6th
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|1998]]
| 5th Position
| 5th
| 16
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor=gold
| {{flagicon|LKA}} [[2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2000]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| 16
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
|-|- bgcolor=cc9966
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2002]]
| Semi-finals
| 3rd
| 16
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2004]]
| Semi-finals
| 3rd
| 16
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor=silver
| {{flagicon|LKA}} [[2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2006]]
| '''Runners-up'''
| '''2nd'''
| '''16'''
| '''6'''
| '''5'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|- bgcolor=gold
| {{flagicon|MYS}} [[2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2008]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| 16
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2010]]
| Quartar-finals
| 6th
| 16
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor=gold
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2012]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''16'''
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|-
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2014]]
| Quarter-finals
| 5th
| 16
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor=silver
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2016]]
| '''Runners-up'''
| '''2nd'''
| '''16'''
| '''6'''
| '''5'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2018]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''16'''
| '''6'''
| '''6'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-|- bgcolor=silver
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2020]]
| '''Runners-up'''
| '''2nd'''
| '''16'''
| '''6'''
| '''5'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|  {{flagicon|WIN}} [[2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2022]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''16'''
| '''6'''
| '''6'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-
!Total
!'''5 titles'''
! 
!
!89
!69
!19
!0
!1
|}

==ACC Under-19 Asia Cup record==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="color:orange; background:#0077FF;" colspan=9|India U19 Asia Cup record
|-
! width="90" |Year
! Result
! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
! width="40" |{{Abbr|№|Number of teams}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|T|Drawn}}
! width="20" |{{Abbr|NR|No result}}
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[1989 Asia Youth Cup|1989]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''3'''
| '''3'''
| '''3'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[2003 Asia U19 cricket tournament|2003]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''4'''
| '''4'''
| '''3'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} 2012
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''8'''
| '''5'''
| '''3'''
| '''1'''
| '''1'''
| 0
|--bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} 2014
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''8'''
| '''5'''
| '''4'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2016]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''8'''
| '''4'''
| '''4'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2017]]
|Group Stage
| 5th
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2018]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''8'''
| '''4'''
| '''4'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2019 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2019]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''8'''
| '''5'''
| '''4'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-bgcolor=gold
| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[2021–22 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2021]]
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''8'''
| '''5'''
| '''4'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
|-
!Total
! 8 titles
!
!
! 38
! 30
! 7
! 1
!0
|}

==Honours==
=== ICC===
*'''[[ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|U-19 World Cup]]:'''
** '''Champions (5):''' [[2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2000]], [[2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2008]], [[2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2012]], [[2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2018]], [[2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2022]]
** Runners-up (3): [[2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2006]], [[2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2016]], [[2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2020]]

===ACC===
*'''[[ACC Under-19 Cup|U-19 Asia Cup]]:'''
** '''Champions (8):''' [[1989 Asia Youth Cup|1989]], [[2003 Asia U19 cricket tournament|2003]], 2012, 2013-14, [[2016 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2016]], [[2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2018]], [[2019 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2019]], [[2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2021]]

==Records and Statistics==

'''International match summary&nbsp;– India Under-19s'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=8 align="center" | '''Playing record'''
|-
! Format !! Matches !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Drawn/NR !! Win % !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| Youth Tests || 77 || 26 || 12 || 0 || 39 || 33.76 || 20 January 1979
|-
| align="left"| Youth One-Day Internationals || 250 || 190 || 55 || 2 || 3 || 77.32 || 16 August 1981
|-
|colspan=8 align="center" |''Last updated 30 November 2019.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/337073.html|title=Records / Under-19s Youth Test Matches / Team Records / Result Summary|website=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/337074.html|title=Records / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Team Records / Result Summary|website=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
|}

'''Youth Test record versus other nations'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
! Opponent !! Matches !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Drawn !! First win
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|AUS}} || 14 || 2 || 7 || 0 || 5 || 6 March 1994
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|ENG}} || 25 || 9 || 2 || 0 || 14 || 19 February 1993
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|NZL}} || 6 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 March 1992
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|PAK}} || 15 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 2 March 1989
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|RSA}} || 7 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 18 April 1996
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|SRI}} || 10 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 17 February 1997
|-
| colspan=8 align="center" |''Records complete to Youth Test #283. Last updated 30 July 2019.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=20;id=1854;type=team|title=Records / India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) / Under-19s Youth Test Matches / Result Summary|website=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref>
|}

'''Youth ODI record versus other nations'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''Full members'''
|-
! Opponent !! Matches !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! NR !! First win
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|AFG|2013}} || 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15 January 2010
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|AUS}} || 36 || 22 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 9 December 1986
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|BAN}} || 22 || 18 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 12 January 2000
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|ENG}} || 49 || 37 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 28 February 1988
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|IRE}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 28 January 2016
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|NZL}} || 19 || 16 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 20 February 1988
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|PAK}} || 23 || 14 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 8 December 1989
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|RSA}} || 17 || 12 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 22 April 1996
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|SRI}} || 47 || 40 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 14 December 1989
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|WIN}} || 10 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 27 January 2002
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|ZIM}} || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 November 2005
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''Associate Members '''
|-
! Opponent !! Matches !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! NR !! First win
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|CAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 January 2002
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|HKG}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 January 2010
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|KEN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 15 January 1998
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|NAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 February 2006
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|NEP}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18 January 2000
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|NED}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|PNG}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 February 2008
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr19|SCO}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 13 January 1998
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''Other Teams '''
|-
! Opponent !! Matches !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! NR !! First win
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Flag of None.svg|22px]] ICC Associates XI || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 March 1988
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" |''Records complete to YODI #1278. Last updated 4 February 2020.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=21;id=1854;type=team|title=Records / India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Result Summary|website=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
|}

==Current squad==
Players who were selected for the [[2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]]:

* [[Yash Dhull]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* Shaik Rasheed ([[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* Dinesh Bana ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Raj Bawa|Raj Angad Bawa]]
* Aneeshwar Gautam
* [[Rajvardhan Hangargekar]]
* [[Vicky Ostwal]]
* Manav Parakh
* Angkrish Raghuvanshi
* Ravikumar
* Garv Sangwan
* Nishant Sindhu
* Harnoor Singh
* Kaushal Tambe
* Vasu Vats
* Aaradya Yadav ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* Siddarth Yadav
*'''Reserve Players''': Rishit Reddy, Uday Saharan, Ansh Gosai, Amrit Raj Upadhyay and PM Singh Rathore 
==Support staff==
* Head coach and batting coach: [[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]]
* Bowling coach: [[Sairaj Bahutule]]
* Fielding coach: Munish Bali
==See also==
*[[India men's national cricket team]]
*[[India women's national cricket team]]
*[[India women's national under-19 cricket team]]

==References==
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