India Under-19 cricket team

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India Under-19s
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Captain: Unmukt Chand
Coach: Bharat Arun
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Manager: D. D Sridharan

The Indian Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of India in cricke at Under-19 level. The team is currently captained by Unmukt Chand and coached by former India cricketer Bharat Arun.

The Indian team has won three Under-19 World Cups. In 2000, they won it under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif and in 2008, they won it under Virat Kohli's leadership and in 2012 under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand. The team also has the best win percentage in ODIs (75%) among all Under-19 national teams.[1]

Recent Performances[edit]

India Under-19s captain Unmukt Chand led his side to the title with an unbeaten century as the visitors overhauled Australia Under-19s' 225 with six wickets to spare in the final in Townsville to win the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]

Performances at Under-19 World Cups[edit]

Year Host Result
1988  Australia Fifth place
1998  South Africa Fifth place
2000  Sri Lanka Champions
2002  New Zealand Semi-finalists
2004  Bangladesh Semi-finalists
2006  Sri Lanka Runners-up
2008  Malaysia Champions
2010  New Zealand Sixth place
2012  Australia Champions

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals / Team records / Results summary". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2012. 
  2. ^ ; Global="ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2012" ""ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2012"". ESPN Cricinfo. 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-08-26.