The Under-19 Cricket World Cup is starting from Thursday, January 15. There will be a total of 3 matches on the first day, India is facing the US team. The Indian team captained by Ayush Mhatre has good players like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Manoj etc. India is a strong contender for the title, but Australia, England and South Africa also have great players. Here we are telling about those 7 players, who may soon get called in the national team of their countries. There are 3 such people who can make their international debut this year.

Ayush Mhatre (India)

Ayush Mhatre is the captain of India in the Under-19 World Cup, who has had an excellent performance in List A. He has scored 458 runs in 7 List A matches at a strike rate of 135.50, of which 181 is his highest score. He has scored centuries in 2 out of 7 matches, and may make his international debut this year. Although it is difficult for him to make his international debut in ODI this year, he may get a chance in T20.

Actually, after the T20 World Cup, India’s focus will be on ODI, because there is ODI World Cup next year. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are playing in this format, the team is almost confirmed. However, Ayush Mhatre’s international debut in T20 may happen this year.

Tom Jones (New Zealand)

19-year-old Tom Jones is the captain of the New Zealand team in the Under-19 World Cup, who has scored 163 runs in 7 innings of 4 first class matches. He scored a half-century in the warm-up match against England and also played an inning of 40 runs against Zimbabwe. He can also make his international debut this year, he can also get a chance to debut in T20.

Farhan Ahmed (England)

England’s spin bowler Farhan Ahmed may soon get a call in the national team for the Under-19 World Cup, before that the World Cup will be important for him. He has played 14 first class matches, in which he has taken 39 wickets. He has 8 wickets to his name in 8 T20s, out of which he took 5 wickets in just 1 match. Even in first class, he has once taken 5 wickets in an innings.

Oliver Peak (Australia)

Oliver Peak is the captain of Australia in the Under-19 World Cup, who has scored 426 runs in 10 first class matches. He has scored 147 runs in 6 List A matches and 184 runs in 7 T20s. He also bowls. Let us tell you that he has also played 7 matches for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League. He can make his international debut for Australia soon, it is possible that he may first get a call from the national team for T20.

Wahidullah Zadran (Afghanistan)

Afghanistan team has caused upsets against many big teams on the basis of its bowlers. The team’s emerging bowler Wahidullah Zadran has impressed a lot, who may soon get a call in the national team. His performance in the Under-19 World Cup can decide how soon he will get a place in the national team. Waheedullah has taken 28 wickets in 19 T20 matches, he has also taken 4 wickets in one match.

Mohammed Bulbulia (South Africa)

The future of South African cricket includes the name of wicketkeeper batsman Mohammed Bulbulia, who is the captain of South Africa in the Under-19 World Cup. He is the son of veteran Hashim Amla. Heinrich Klaasen has retired, after Quinton de Kock, the national team will need a good and consistently performing wicketkeeper. He will be one of the contenders, he has scored 90 runs in 4 first class matches and 67 runs in 2 List A matches.

Sameer Minhas (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s opener Sameer Minhas made a lot of headlines in 2025, he scored 172 runs against India in the Under-19 Asia Cup final. He had scored more than 170 runs twice in that tournament, which will now be an eye on in the Under-19 World Cup. Pakistan may soon call him in the national team, because the last few ICC tournaments have been a nightmare for the team. If Pakistan team flops in the T20 World Cup, then PCB can drop many big players. Sameer Minhas is one of those players who can make his international debut in 2026.

14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a century in the first Youth Test (AUS-19 vs Ind-19 1st Youth Test) against Australia A. On the second day of the Test on 1 October, Vaibhav scored 113 runs in just 86 balls. In this explosive innings, he scored 84 runs with just sixes. This is the first century of Vaibhav in Australia, before that he also made many records in England.

In the first Test started from 30 September, Australia Under-19 team was all out for 243 runs in the first innings. Steven Hogan scored the most runs for Australia A, scoring 92 runs. Dipesh Devendran took the most wickets in the first innings for India, he took a five wicket hall. 3 wickets Kishan Kumar and Anmoljit Singh and Khilan Patel took 1-1 wickets. In India’s first innings, Vedanta Trivedi also scored a century along with Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi rained sixes

Vaibhav hit 8 sixes (48 runs) and 9 fours (36 runs) in an innings of 113 runs played in 86 balls. He beat up every bowler in front of him, his wicket was taken by Hayden Shiller. Vaibhav completed his century in 78 balls.

Century on his first red ball game in Australia.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Coming to snatch everyone’s chain sooner than you expect. pic.twitter.com/gpkoibhfpr

– Priyansh (JPP Szn) (@Bhhupendrajogi) October 1, 2025

Apart from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vedanta Trivedi of India also scored a brilliant century. Till the news is written, he is unbeaten by scoring 112 runs. He hit 15 fours in this innings. By the time the news is written, India have scored 325 runs losing 5 wickets in the first innings, and the Indian Under-19 team has a lead of 82 runs.

Earlier, the Indian Under-19 team played 3 Youth ODI matches against Australia A in Brisbane, in its second match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a half-century (70). He scored a total of 124 runs in all three ODIs.

Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian cricket team will play a 5 -match Test series on the tour of England, which will start from June 20. The first Test will be played at the headingley cricket ground in the leads. Along with the senior team, India’s under-19 team is also on a tour of England, whose command is in the hands of Ayush Mhatre. The team also includes 14 -year -old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who batted brilliantly in IPL 2025.

India-19 team, captained by Ayush Mhatre, will play a 50-over warm-up match, 5 Youth ODI and 2 multi-day matches between June 24 and July 23. But even before this tour, there is bad news for 2 players, due to injury he got out. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the replacement of both the players.

Who got out, who got a chance

Before the tour of England, Aditya Rana and Khilon Patel have been out due to injury. The BCCI’s Junior Cricket Committee has included Deepesh and Naman Pushpak as their replacement. Both these players were included in the list of standby players for this tour.

The BCCI told in its statement that Aditya suffered a lower back injury, his stress fracture. Khiln Patel suffered a right leg injury during the camp at the Bangalore’s Center of Excellence.

News

India U19 Squad for tour of England: injury and replacement updates

Details #Teamindiahttps://t.co/quoyh7yymij

– BCCI (@Bcci) June 16, 2025

Ayush Mhatre was included in the Chennai Super Kings team in IPL 2025, he was handed over the captaincy of the under-19 team after a brilliant performance. Let me tell you that Mhatre was unsold in the auction, but he was included in the team after captain Rituraj Gaikwad was injured. After being out of Gaikwad, MS Dhoni took charge of the team, although it was the first team to be out of the tournament. Mhatre scored 240 runs in 7 innings.

14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi is also part of the under-19 team in England tour, all will be eyeing their performance. He scored a century in 35 balls in the IPL, which is the fastest century by Indian in IPL history. Vaibhav played for Rajasthan, scored 252 runs in 7 innings in the IPL.

India Under-19 team after replacement

Ayush Mhatre (captain), Abhigyan Kundu (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Rahul Kumar, Vihaan Malhotra, Maolyaraj Singh Chavda, Harvansh Singh (wicketkeeper), R.K. S. Ambareesh, Kanishka Chauhan, Henil Patel, Mohammad Enan, Deepesh, Naman Pushpak, Anmoljit Singh, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra.