A week after tasting defeat at the hands of Bangladesh A in the Rising Stars Asia Cup, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is now set to represent India under-19 at the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup.
The much-anticipated tournament will take place in Dubai and is set to start on December 12, 2025.
Leading up to the excitement for the tournament that will feature the next generation of India’s cricket core, India’s Junior Cricket Committee announced the India U19 squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup on Friday.
Besides Suryavanshi, the team will feature players like Ayush Mhatre, who has been named as the squad captain. Vihaan Malhotra has been named as his deputy.
ACC’s U19 Asia Cup 2025: Meet Team India
The 15-member squad led by Ayush Mhatre features several notable young talents like Vendat Trivedi, Henil Patel and Kanishk Chouhan.
All players to make it to India’s Under 19 team for the upcoming tournament have been listed as follows.
India under-19 for Asia Cup: Ayush Mhatre (C), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 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 (Subject to fitness clearance), Udhav Mohan, Aaron George.
India’s performance in the U-19 Asia Cup so far
Since the inception of the tournament in 1989, India has been the most successful team in the history of the ACC U19 Asia Cup with 8 titles to its name.
With the inclusion of power hitters like Suyavanshi in the team and some smart, wicket-keeping options, India presents a well-balanced squad. With a greater number of all-rounders in the team and more variations at their disposal, India can mount a serious title challenge against Bangladesh, the defending champions.
The Indian under-19 team lost the last two consecutive finals to Bangladesh in 2023 and 2024.
The announcement comes a week after India A bowed out of the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 cricket tournament in the semi-finals after a loss against Bangladesh A in a super over, where both batters, including captain Jitesh sharma had gone out for 0 runs in the final over for the Indian side.
