The Indian Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of India in cricket at Under-19 level. The team has won four Under-19 World Cups and has the best win percentage in ODIs (77%) among all Under-19 national teams.
The team is currently captained by Priyam Garg and coached by former India cricketer Paras Mhambrey.
Performances at Under-19 World Cups
The team has won the Under-19 World Cup four times and finished runners-up twice. In 2000, they won it under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif, in 2008, they won it under Virat Kohli’s leadership, in 2012 under Unmukt Chand and in 2018 under Prithvi Shaw.
In June 2016, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided that Indian players could only play in one under-19 World Cup tournament, regardless if they still meet the age criteria for another edition.
| Year | Host | Squad | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  Australia |
Squad | 6th place |
| 1998 |  South Africa |
Squad | Second round |
| 2000 |  Sri Lanka |
Squad | Champions |
| 2002 |  New Zealand |
Squad | Semifinalists |
| 2004 |  Bangladesh |
Squad | Semifinalists |
| 2006 | Sri Lanka |
Squad | Runners-up |
| 2008 |  Malaysia |
Squad | Champions |
| 2010 | New Zealand |
Squad | 6th place |
| 2012 | Australia |
Squad | Champions |
| 2014 |  UAE |
Squad | 5th place |
| 2016 | Bangladesh |
Squad | Runners-up |
| 2018 | New Zealand |
Squad | Champions |
| 2020 | South Africa |
Squad | Runners-up |
Current squad
Players who were selected for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup:
- Atharva Ankolekar (Mumbai)
- Ravi Bishnoi (Rajasthan)
- Priyam Garg (Uttar Pradesh)
- Shubhang Hegde (Karnataka)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Mumbai)
- Divyansh Joshi (Mizoram)
- Dhruv Jurel (Uttar Pradesh)
- Kumar Kushagra (Jharkhand)
- Sushant Mishra (Jharkhand)
- Vidyadhar Patil (Karnataka)
- Shashwat Rawat (Baroda)
- Divyaansh Saxena (Mumbai)
- Akash Singh (Rajasthan)
- Kartik Tyagi (Uttar Pradesh)
- Tilak Varma (Hyderabad)
Support staff
- Head coach and batting coach: Rahul Dravid
- Bowling coach: Paras Mhambrey
- Fielding coach: Abhay Sharma
Records
International match summary – India Under-19s
| Playing record | |||||||
| Format | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn/NR | Win % | Inaugural match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Tests | 77 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 33.76 | 20 January 1979 |
| Youth One-Day Internationals | 250 | 190 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 77.32 | 16 August 1981 |
| Last updated 30 November 2019. | |||||||
Youth Test record versus other nations
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 March 1994 | |
 England |
25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 19 February 1993 | |
| New Zealand |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 March 1992 | |
 Pakistan |
15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 March 1989 | |
| South Africa |
7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 April 1996 | |
| Sri Lanka |
10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 February 1997 | |
| Records complete to Youth Test #283. Last updated 30 July 2019. | |||||||
Youth ODI record versus other nations
| Full members | ||||||
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2010 |
| Australia |
36 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 December 1986 |
| Bangladesh |
22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 January 2000 |
| England |
49 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 28 February 1988 |
 Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 January 2016 |
| New Zealand |
19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 February 1988 |
| Pakistan |
23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 December 1989 |
| South Africa |
17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 April 1996 |
| Sri Lanka |
47 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 December 1989 |
 West Indies |
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 January 2002 |
 Zimbabwe |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2005 |
| Associate Members | ||||||
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | First win |
 Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2002 |
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 January 2010 |
 Kenya |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 1998 |
 Namibia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 February 2006 |
 Nepal |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2000 |
 Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Papua New Guinea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 February 2008 |
 Scotland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 January 1998 |
| Other Teams | ||||||
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | First win |
 ICC Associates XI |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 March 1988 |
| Records complete to YODI #1278. Last updated 4 February 2020. | ||||||