The Board of Management for Cricket in India on Saturday introduced the aspect for the Below-19 World Cup 2026, which is about to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6.
5-time champion India has been drawn in Group B alongside New Zealand, USA and Bangladesh. India will start its marketing campaign towards the USA on January 15 in Bulawayo, adopted by matches towards Bangladesh on January 17 and New Zealand on January 24.
The upcoming version of the U-19 World Cup will function 16 groups divided into 4 teams, adopted by the Tremendous Six stage. 4 groups from the Tremendous Six will advance to the semifinals.
The Below-19 aspect’s final task was the Asia Cup in UAE, the place it misplaced within the remaining to Pakistan. India can even play a three-match ODI collection in South Africa earlier than the World Cup. Vaibhav Suryavanshi will lead the aspect in that collection with Ayush Mhatre and Vihaan Malhotra lacking as a consequence of accidents.
India squad for Below-19 World Cup
Ayush Mhatre (c), Vihaan Malhotra (vc), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 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.
Printed on Dec 27, 2025