He made his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals in 2025 and became the youngest debutant in the league’s history. Suryavanshi also holds the record of being the quickest Indian to slam a ton in the T20 league. He slammed a 35-ball century against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025. Suryavanshi has slammed multiple records in junior cricket and the fans expect him to make his India debut very soon.
The U19 cricket gives players a platform to play in foreign conditions at the junior level. But that will stop once players graduate from the U19 level. They have to grind it out in domestic cricket with an aim to make it to the India A team and then the national team.
has an IPL contract and he will remain in the limelight even after the U19 WC. Since he is only 14, many would be thinking that Suryavanshi will continue to play for India U19 and will play at least two more U19 World Cups. But that won’t be the case. Here, we know why Suryacanshi can only play one U19 World Cup for India –
In 2016, the BCCI barred players from participating in more than one U19 World Cup. Rahul Dravid was India U19’s head coach back then. The decision prevented the likes of Washington Sundar and Mahipal Lomror from featuring in the 2018 U19 World Cup, which India won under Prithvi Shaw’s captaincy. The likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Ricky Bhui and a few others have played two U19 World Cups.
India U19 World Cup squad
Ayush Mhatre will lead the India U19 team in the 2026 World Cup. He has been leading the junior team in the present cycle. Mhatre will be assisted by Vihaan Malhotra. isn’t part of the leadership group.
He made his captaincy debut against South Africa U19 in the absence of captain and the vice-captain. Both are now fit and have played the warm-up game before the WC. India will face USA, Bangladesh and New Zealand in the league stage on January 15, 17 and 24, respectively.