ICC announces the best XII of the U19 World Cup 2026; three Indians included

On Sunday, February 8, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the best XII of the recently concluded ICC U19 World Cup 2026 campaign, with three Indian U19 players making it to the team.

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Notably, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is one of three players from the newly-crowned ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup champions India, alongside Kanishik Chouhan and Henil Patel. England’s Thomas Rew has been named as the captain and wicketkeeper of the team.

For the unversed, Sooryavanshi, who scored an impressive 175 from 80 balls in the grand finale against England, was subsequently adjudged the Player of the Tournament. On the other hand, Chouhan made contributions with bat and ball consistently, while Henil Patel’s 11 wickets included a superb spell of 5/16 against the USA.

Meanwhile, Rew scored 330 runs at an average of exactly 66, including a match-winning century in the semi-final against Australia. Manny Lumsden, who was the tournament’s top wicket-taker with 16 scalps, and Ben Mayes, the competition’s leading run-scorer with 444, are part of the XII.

Afghanistan duo Faisal Khan Shinozada and Nooristani Omarzai have been picked after playing key roles in their team’s run to the semi-finals. Australia captain Oliver Peake also scored two centuries against West Indies and England, while Pakistan’s Ali Raza and West Indies’ Vitel Lawes complete the team.

A look at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Team of the Tournament

(1) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (India)

(2) Viran Chamuditha (Sri Lanka)

(3) Faisal Khan Shinozada (Afghanistan)

(4) Thomas Rew [wk, capt] (England)

(5) Oliver Peake (Australia)

(6) Ben Mayes (England)

(7) Kanishk Chouhan (India)

(8) Nooristani Omarzai (Afghanistan)

(9) Vitel Lawes (West Indies)

(10) Ali Raza (Pakistan)

(11) Manny Lumsden (England)

(12) Henil Patel (India)

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