On Friday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed a strong Under‑19 Asia Cup squad for India. Ayush Mhatre, the opener from Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has been appointed captain, and the team also features incredible talents like Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Vihaan Malhotra.
IND vs PAK on December 14 at Under-19 Asia Cup
Just recently, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) hosted the Rising Stars Asia Cup in the T20 format. It was basically the Emerging Asia Cup, where fringe players and T20 talents across the continent took part. Pakistan A won the tournament by beating Bangladesh A in a thrilling final that saw a Super Over. India A, led by Jitesh Sharma, also featured Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who had an incredible tournament.
Now, he is set for action in the upcoming Under-19 Asia Cup, where he is again likely to dominate. In his 11-game Youth ODI career, Suryavanshi already holds the record for hitting the most sixes (43) ever and has mustered 556 runs at an unbelievable average and SR of 50.5 and 151.91, respectively. Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre has been made the captain, with Vihaan Malhotra as his deputy.
India Under-19 squad for U-19 Asia Cup
Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra (vc), Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Harvansh Singh (wk), Yuvraj Gohil, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan A. Patel, Naman Pushpak, D. Deepesh, Henil Patel, Kishan Kumar Singh*, Udhav Mohan, Aaron George.
Stand-by players: Rahul Kumar, Hemchudeshan J, B.K. Kishore, Aditya Rawat
Bangladesh have won the last two editions of the Under-19 Men’s Asia Cups. However, India hold incredible dominance in the competition, having won it 8 times out of the total 12 editions. This year’s edition would also work as a great rehearsal for the mega event that is the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026. The ICC recently announced the schedule of the tournament as well.
ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 – India Matches Schedule
| No. | Day | Date | Match | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday | 12 December | 1st One-Day | Qualifier 1 | ICC Academy |
| 2 | Sunday | 14 December | 2nd One-Day | Pakistan | ICC Academy |
| 3 | Tuesday | 16 December | 3rd One-Day | Qualifier 3 | The Seven’s |
| 4 | Friday | 19 December | 1st Semi-final | A1 vs B2 | ICC Academy |
| 5 | Friday | 19 December | 2nd Semi-final | B1 vs A2 | The Seven’s |
| 6 | Sunday | 21 December | Final | TBC | TBC |
ACC Under-19 Asia Cup Groups
- Group A: India, Pakistan, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 3
- Group B: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Qualifier 2
