New Delhi: India is set to fight against England to claim the throne of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022 on Saturday for the 5th time. The match will begin at 6.30 pm at the Sir Vivan Richards Stadium in Antigua. The Men in Blue will mostly rely on its bowlers, while England will use its strength on the batting format. India is playing the Under-19 World Cup 2022 under the leadership of Yash Dhull.
Taking on the wisdom of their senior counterparts, Tom Prest’s side aim to end a 24-year wait for #U19CWC supremacy ?https://t.co/FwVXhbzWl5
— ICC (@ICC) February 5, 2022
India has so far won the title four times and the last title it won in 2018. In this article, we will further inform you about the timeline since India’s first win in the game and the squad.
1)Under-19 World Cup, 2000
India claimed its first title in 2000, playing under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif. This was the match team India saw the potential of Yuvraj Singh. India won the final of the Under-19 World Cup of 2000 by defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in Colombo.
The Squad: Mohammad Kaif (Capitan), Yuvraj Singh, Anup Dawe, Mihir Diwakar, Niraj Patel, Venugopal Rao, Ajay Ratra, Ravneet Ricky, Manish Sharma, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, Reetinder Sodhi, Shalabh Srivastava, Mrityunjay Tripathi, Arjun Yadav.
2) Under-19 World Cup, 2008
In 2008, India won the Under-19 World Cup for the second time by defeating South Africa. Reportedly, India defeated South Africa via the Duckworth-Lewis method (DLS). In that year, India got another talent in the form of Virat Kohli who also lead the team for the title match.
The Squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Ajitesh Argal, Napoleon Einstein, Shreevats Goswami, Perry Goyal, Iqbal; Abdulla, Siddharth Kaul, Taruwar Kohli, Abhinav Mukund, Manish Pandey, Pradeep Sangwan, D Siva Kumar, Tanmay Srivastav, Saurabh Tiwary.
3) Under-19 World Cup, 2012
After 2008, India won the third title in the Under-19 World Cup format in 2012. In that match, Unmukt Chand led the team India against Australia. He also made a century.
The Squad: Unmukt Chand (captain), Akashdeep Nath (vice-captain), Baba Aparajith, Prashant Chopra, Sandipan Das, Harmeet Singh, Akhil Herwadkar, Rush Kalaria, Vikas Mishra, Kamal Passi, Smit Patel, Ravi Kant Sing, Sandeep Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Vijay Zol.
4)Under-19 World Cup, 2012
India took over the title in the Under-19 World Cup for the last time in 2018 by defeating Australia. It was held in New Zealand’s Mount Maunganui. India made the skipper to Prithvi Shaw and the coach was Rahul Dravid.
The Squad: Prithvi Shaw (Captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Shri Vamsi, Aryan Juyal, Manjot Kalra, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Riyan Parag, Ishan Porel, Himanshu Rana, Anukul Roy, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Shiva Singh, Aditya Thakare, Pankaj Yadav.
