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India has won the Under-19 World Cup trophy for the sixth time by defeating England by 100 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s historic inning of 175 runs in the final had a huge and important contribution in India’s victory. But the credit for Team India becoming world champion also goes to captain Ayush Mhatre. Ayush Mhatre gave a strong performance not only with the bat but also with the ball. But even before him, 5 Indian captains had achieved the feat of winning the Under-19 World Cup. Know here which Indian captains have lifted the World Cup trophy so far.
Indian captain who won the Under-19 World Cup
-The first captain to make India the Under-19 World Cup winner was Mohammad Kaif. In the final of the 2000 World Cup, Team India, captained by Kaif, defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.
-After that, Team India lifted the World Cup trophy in 2008 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. In the 2008 final, India defeated South Africa by 12 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method.
-In the final of the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, India defeated Australia by 6 wickets under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand. Unmukt Chand had played a historic inning of 111 runs in that final match. Unmukt Chand now plays for the USA cricket team.
-After 6 years, in 2018, Team India once again became world champion at Under-19 level. This time the captain of the world winning Indian team was Prithvi Shaw. Shubhman Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Riyan Parag were also part of the same team.
-In 2022 also, Team India lifted the World Cup trophy and this time under the captaincy of Yash Dhull, India won the Under-19 World Cup. Now India has won the 2026 World Cup under the captaincy of Ayush Mhatre.
- Mohammad Kaif – Under 19 World Cup 2000
- Virat Kohli – Under 19 World Cup 2008
- Unmukt Chand – Under 19 World Cup 2012
- Prithvi Shaw – Under 19 World Cup 2018
- Yash Dhull – Under 19 World Cup 2022
- Ayush Mhatre – Under 19 World Cup 2026
MS Dhoni has never won the Under-19 World Cup. He was never selected in the Indian Under-19 cricket team. Ajay Ratra played as a wicketkeeper in the Indian team in the World Cup held in the year 2000.
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