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Indian squad for U19 Cricket World Cup 2020

U19 Indian cricket team: Full list of the squad for The ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup

Here is a full list of the U19 Indian national team

Name Role Name Role
Priyam Garg (Captain) Batsman Atharva Ankolekar All-rounder
Dhruv Jurel (Vice-Captain) Wicket - Keeper Ravi Bishnoi Bowler
Kumar Kushagra Wicket - Keeper Sushant Mishra Bowler
Yashasvi Jaiswal Batsman Shubhang Hegde Bowler
Shashwat Rawat Batsman Siddhesh Veer Bowler
            Divyaansh Saxena Batsman Kartik Tyagi Bowler
Tilak Varma Batsman Vidyadhar Patil Bowler
Akash Singh Bowler

The captain of the U19 Indian cricket team 2020 is Priyam Garg. Priyam Garg, who was born on November 30th, 2000 in Uttar Pradesh, India. Now, he is a member of Uttar Pradesh cricket team. He also was named in some famous competitions like 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2019-20 Duleep Trophy, 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy. In 2019, he was the captain of The ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup.

Priyam Garg - The captain of U19 Indian national cricket team

The coach of the U19 Indian cricket team is Paras Mhambrey. Paras Mhambrey was born on June 9th, 1972 in Mumbai. He was the assistant coach for Mumbai Indians in IPL.

The U19 Indian national cricket team was the Champion of The ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup a total of four times such as 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018 and the runner-up twice.

U19 Indian cricket team: Full list of schedule

The cricket World Cup trophy

The ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup was held in South Africa from January 17th to February 9th, 2020. There were 16 teams from 16 countries all over the world joining this tournament. 16 teams were divided into 4 groups including

Group A Group B Group C Group D
U19 India U19 West Indies U19 Bangladesh U19 Afghanistan
U19 New Zealand U19  Australia U19 Pakistan U19 South Africa
U19 Sri Lanka U19 Englan U19 Zimbabwe U19 United Arab Emirates
U19 Japan U19 Nigeria U19 Scotland U19 Canada

Group state

There were 48 matches in The ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup 2020. Below are India U19 cricket team matches.

Date Match Result Stadium The man of the match
January 19th, 2020 U19 India vs U19 Sri Lank 297 - 207 Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Siddhesh Veer (U19 India)
January 21st, 2020 U19 Japan vs U19 India 41 - 42 Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Ravi Bishnoi (U19 India)
January 24th, 2020 U19 India vs U19 New Zealand 115 - 147 Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Ravi Bishnoi (U19 India)

Super LeagueAfter three matches with three wins, U19 India was in the first place and continued to go to the Super League. The top two teams in Group A were India and New Zealand.

Date Match Result Stadium The man of the match
January 28th, 2020 U19 India vs U19 Australia 233 - 159 B Marks Oval, Potchefstroom Kartik Tyagi (U19 India)

After winning U19 Australia in the Super League quarter-finals, U19 India went to the Super League Semifinals. The opponent of U19 India was U19 Pakistan.

Date Match Result Stadium The man of the match
February 4th, 2020 U19 Pakistan vs U19 India 172 - 176 JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom Yashasvi Jaiswal (U19 India

In the match against U19 Pakistan, U19 India won by 10 wickets. The next match was the final match to decide which team was the champion of The ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup. The opponent of U19 India in the final is U19 Bangladesh.

Date Match Result Stadium The man of the match
February 9th, 2020 U19 India vs U19 Bangladesh 177 - 170 JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom Akbar Ali (U19 Bangladesh)
U19 India vs U19 Bangladesh moment

Yashasvi Jaiswal of U19 India was awarded as the player of the series and as the player with the most runs (with 400 runs). Moreover, Ravi Bisnoi - a member of U19 India got the most wickets (with 17 wickets) in the ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup 2020.U19 Bangladesh won by 3 wickets. As a result, U19 Bangladesh was the champion and U19 India was the runner – up of the ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup. This was the first time that U19 Bangladesh became the champion of the ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup.

Other information about the U19 Indian team

U19 Indian team members
  • All the members of the U19 India national team now play for many famous teams in India. Many of players such as Ravi Bishnoi (Kings XI Punjab), Akash Singh (Rajasthan Royals), Kartik Tyagi (Rajasthan Royals), Tilak Varma (Sunrisers Hyderabad) play in the Indian Premier League – one of the biggest domestic tournaments in India.
  • Akash Singh is the youngest cricketer in U19 India national team. He was born on April 26th, 2002 in India. He played in many famous tournaments in India like the 2019-20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2019 ACC Under – 19 Asia Cup, U19 Challenger Cup, Indian Premier League, Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
  • The Under 19 Indian national cricket team also won 8 times in the Under – 19 Asia Cups including 1989, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2019.
  • Among all the U19 national teams in One Day International, U19 India has the highest winning percentage (nearly 80 percent). Until November 2019, the U19 India played 250 matches in Youth One Day Internationals and won 190 matches.
  • Additionally, the U19 Indian national team joined in 77 matches in Youth Test and won 26 matches.
  • In 2008, the captain of U19 India in the ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup 2008 was Virat Kohli. In that year, U19 Indian national team won the second time in the ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup. In 2018, the U19 India won the fourth time in this tournament and the captain of U19 India was Prithvi Shaw who is now a member of Delhi Capitals.
  • The U19 India team was officially established in 1979 and the color of India’s custom is blue.

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