Vaibhav Sooryavanshi In ICC Team Of The Tournament: 14 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was the biggest hero of Team India’s historic victory in the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026, has made another big achievement in his name. Vaibhav, who played a explosive inning of 175 runs in just 80 balls in the final against England, was chosen as the ‘Player of the Tournament’. After this, Vaibhav has also got a place in ICC’s best team of the tournament. This team was selected by the ICC Selection Panel, which included Ian Bishop, Lydia Greenway, Andy Flower and Telford Wise. Apart from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, two other Indian players Kanishk Chauhan and Henil Pate have also been included in the 12-member team.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a explosive innings in the final

In the final match against England, Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a explosive inning of 175 runs, which was the biggest attraction of the entire tournament. Thanks to this brilliant performance of Vaibhav, Team India won the title. Apart from Vaibhav, Kanishk Chauhan made consistent useful contributions with both bat and ball throughout the tournament, while Henil Patel used his lethal bowling to take a total of 11 wickets, including a brilliant spell of 5 for 16 against America.

Dominance of England players

Three players from the England team, which was the runner-up of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026, have also got a place in the best XI of the tournament. Wicketkeeper-batsman Thomas Rave has been made the captain of the team. Rave scored a total of 330 runs in the tournament at an impressive average of 66. England’s Manny Lumsden, who was the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 16 wickets, and Ben Mayes, who scored the highest run of 444, are also part of this team.

Star players from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Australia also included

Sri Lanka’s Viran Chamudita has also been selected in the best XI team of the tournament. Chamudita had played a historic inning of 192 runs against Japan. Afghanistan’s Faisal Khan Shinozada and Nuristani Omarzai played important roles in taking their team to the semi-finals. Faisal scored two consecutive centuries against Ireland and India, while Nuristani took 14 wickets in the tournament. Australia captain Oliver Peak also scored two centuries, while Pakistan’s Ali Raza and West Indies’ left arm spinner Vitale Laws also attracted everyone’s attention with their bowling.

ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 Team of the Tournament: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (India), Viran Chamudita (Sri Lanka), Faisal Khan Shinozada (Afghanistan), Thomas Reve (WK, Captain – England), Oliver Peak (Australia), Ben Mayes (England), Kanishk Chauhan (India), Nuristani Omarzai (Afghanistan), Vitale Laws (West Indies), Ali Raza (Pakistan), Manny Lumsden (England) and Pat Hennil. (India).

Where did Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Go: All the players of Team India have returned to India after winning the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026. The Under-19 World Champion team landed directly from Zimbabwe at Mumbai Airport, where all the players were given a warm welcome. After the welcome ceremony at Mumbai airport, all the players went to their respective homes, the video of which also surfaced, but Vaibhav Suryavanshi did not go to his home like the other players. In such a situation, the question might be coming in your mind that after all Vaibhav did not go home, where did he go first? We will tell you about this here.

Where did Vaibhav Suryavanshi go without going home?

Two information have come to light regarding where Team India’s explosive opening batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi went instead of going to his home. The first information is that Vaibhav has gone to Nagpur. It is being said that the reason behind his going to Nagpur is the deteriorating health of Rajasthan Royals manager Romi Bhinder. There is news that Vaibhav has reached Nagpur to know about his health. Another information is that Vaibhav Suryavanshi will attend a lunch event in Mumbai on 9th February. However, ABP does not completely confirm either of these two speculations.

#WATCH | Maharashtra Captain of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup champion team, Ayush Mhatre, receives a grand welcome upon his arrival at his hometown, Virar. pic.twitter.com/qvuXdpFtmT

— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2026

Vaibhav can come home soon – Manish Ojha

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s city Samastipur is waiting to welcome him. Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s coach Manish Ojha has expressed hope in an interview that Vaibhav can come home for 2-3 days or a week. However, when will they arrive? Didn’t tell about this. He said that there is no match, series or tournament right now so Vaibhav can come home. After that, it is possible that he may go to be a part of the Rajasthan Royals camp for IPL 2026.

ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026: Team India is on a winning streak in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 being hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia. The team led by Ayush Mhatre has qualified for Super-6 by defeating Bangladesh by 18 runs on Saturday, January 18. India is currently the only team to make it to the Super-6 in this tournament. Team India had defeated America by 6 wickets in its first match. In such a situation, the Indian team is at the top of its group with 2 wins in 2 matches.

There is a clash between 16 teams for the trophy.

Group stage matches are currently being played in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026. In which 16 teams have been divided into 4 groups of 4 each. Team India is on top in Group-B, England is on top in Group-C, Sri Lanka is in Group-A and West Indies is on top in Group-D.

If we talk about Pakistan, it is at second position in Group C. In this group, Scotland is at third place and Zimbabwe is at last place.

India overcome Bangladesh’s fight to win a thrilling contest in #U19WorldCup 2026 #INDvBAN : https://t.co/lPyE866Y8S pic.twitter.com/xdqqlWRL4J

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) January 17, 2026

condition of group b

Team India has won 2 matches in Group B and is on top with 4 points. In this group, New Zealand is second, America is third and Bangladesh team is at the last position.

India: 2 matches, 2 wins

New Zealand: 1 match, 1 no result

America: 2 matches, 1 loss, 1 draw

Bangladesh: 1 match, 1 loss

Group A status

Sri Lanka: 2 matches, 2 wins

Australia: 1 match, 1 win

Ireland: 2 matches, 2 losses

Japan: 1 match, 1 loss

condition of group c

England: 2 matches, 2 wins

Pakistan: 2 matches, 1 win, 1 loss

Scotland: 2 matches, 1 loss, 1 draw

Zimbabwe: 2 matches, 1 loss, 1 draw

condition of group d

Afghanistan: 2 matches, 2 wins

South Africa: 2 matches, 1 win, 1 loss

West Indies: 2 matches, 1 win, 1 loss

Tanzania: 2 matches, 2 losses

IND Vs USA In U19 World Cup Live Streaming: The ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup is going to start from today i.e. January 15, 2026. Three matches will be played on the very first day of this tournament. The first match will be played between India and America, in the other two matches Zimbabwe will face Scotland and West Indies will face Tanzania. Ayush Mhatre will command the Indian team, while today everyone’s eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has made a lot of headlines in Under-19 and senior level cricket with his explosive batting in the last 12 months.

Vaibhav-Ayush have experience of playing with senior players

The pair of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and captain Ayush Mhatre have experience of playing with senior players in the Indian Premier League. Both have played for different teams in the IPL and have proved their batting prowess in the tournament. The Indian team is entering this tournament with a 3-0 win against South Africa. Mhatre could not play in that series due to injury, but now he is completely fit and ready to take charge of the team.

When and where to watch Under-19 World Cup 2026 matches live in India?

All matches of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network, while live streaming will be available on JioHotstar. All the matches of India will definitely be shown on TV and the remaining matches will be streamed online. Due to there being three matches in a single day, only a few selected matches can be shown on TV. At the same time, all the matches will start at 1 pm Indian time.

Teams for India-USA Under-19 World Cup 2026:

India Under-19 Team: Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Aaron George, Vihaan Malhotra, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu (wicketkeeper), Kanishk Chauhan, Khilan Patel, Deepesh Devendran, Kishan Kumar Singh, Henil Patel, Uddhav Mohan, RS Ambareesh, Mohammad Inan, Harvansh Pangalia.

US Under-19 Team: Amrinder Gill, Sahil Garg, Arjun Mahesh (wicketkeeper), Utkarsh Srivastava (captain), Adnit Jhamb, Amogh Arepalli, Nitish Sudini, Shiv Shani, Adit Kappa, Sahir Bhatia, Ryan Taj, Advait Krishna, Sabreesh Prasad, Ritwik Appidi, Rishabh Shimpi.

The year 2026 is no less than a golden dream for cricket fans. A total of three World Cups will be seen this year. Under-19 World Cup will be played first. The 2026 Under-19 World Cup will start from Thursday, January 15. ICC has placed India and Pakistan in different groups in this tournament. This means that there will be no match between India and Pakistan in the league stage of the tournament.

The 2026 Under-19 World Cup will be played jointly in Zimbabwe and Namibia from 15 January to 6 February. 16 teams are participating in this World Cup, which are divided into groups of 4-4. The Indian team will play matches with USA, Bangladesh, and New Zealand in the league stage of the tournament. Know here when and where the matches of the Indian team will be played.

India is facing USA on the very first day (January 15) of Under-19 World Cup. This match will start at 1 pm Indian time at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The second match of the Indian team will be played against Bangladesh on 17 January. This match will also be played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe from 1 pm Indian time. Considering the current situation between India and Bangladesh, this match is expected to be exciting. The third match of the league stage of the Indian team will be played on 24 January in Bulawayo. This match will also start at 1 pm Indian time.

The top two teams of the group will qualify for the next stage. If we look at other groups, Group B includes Pakistan, Scotland, Zimbabwe and England. Group C contains Australia, Japan, Ireland and Sri Lanka. Group D contains South Africa, Tanzania, Afghanistan and West Indies.

Under-19 World Cup 2026 is the 16th edition of the World Cup. In the last 15 editions, the Indian team has emerged as the most successful team. Indian team has been champion 5 times. Australia has won this title 4 times. Pakistan has been champion twice. England, South Africa, West Indies and Bangladesh have also been champions once each. Australia is the defending champion. In the final held in 2024, Australia won the title by defeating India by 79 runs.

Indian team for Under-19 World Cup 2026- Ayush Mhatre (captain), R.S. Ambareesh, Kanishk Chauhan, D. Deepesh, Mohammad Anan, Aaron George, Abhigyan Kundu, Kishan Kumar Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Uddhav Mohan, Henil Patel, Khilan A. Patel, Harvansh Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Vedant Trivedi.