Top 5 Indian players to watch out for in Men's U19 Asia Cup 2025

Below are five Indian players who will be in the spotlight in the ongoing U19 Asia Cup 2025, underway in Dubai.

The young contingents of Asian cricket giants are currently busy in the U19 Asia Cup 2025, which commenced on December 12 in Dubai. The India U-19 team, led by Ayush Mhatre, are one of the dominant teams in the multi-national ICC campaign. With eight titles in their kitty, they are the most successful side in the tournament’s history.

The U19 Asia Cup 2025 witnesses a battle among eight teams for the title. India are placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Malaysia. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal comprise Group B.

India commenced their stint with a mammoth victory against the hosts UAE by 234 runs, where they broke multiple batting records. They have a strong squad for the tournament, which features some popular as well as lesser-known youngsters. Some of them also grabbed the limelight in the tournament opener and are expected to impress in the upcoming matches.

On that note, below are five Indian players to watch out for in the U19 Asia Cup 2025.

Top 5 Indian players to watch in U19 Asia Cup 2025

5. Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Undoubtedly, Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be in the spotlight in the tournament due to his immense success in recent times. The left-handed batsman rose to the limelight by becoming the youngest batter to smash a ton in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 earlier this year and has shattered many batting records since then in the Under-19 circuit.

Smacking a 171-run knock in the opening clash against UAE, he announced his arrival to the tournament in style. In the lead-up to his ton, he set the record for second-highest score by an Indian batter in Youth ODIs after Ambati Rayudu (177) and also smacked the most sixes in a Youth ODI innings (14).

4. Vihaan Malhotra

Vihaan Malhotra is another Indian youngster in this list. Batting in the middle-order in the opening game, the all-rounder scored a quickfire half-century (69 off 55), playing a key role helping India post a mammoth total of 433/6.

Later, he also clinched a wicket, bowling at an economy of 4.0 in his five-over spell. Earlier this year, he hammered a fifty in Australia and a century in England in Youth ODIs. Therefore, he is expected to grab eyeballs in the upcoming clashes of the tournament.

3. Ayush Mhatre

Ayush Mhatre leads India in U19 Asia Cup 2025, taking the opening slot with Suryavanshi. While he struggled to perform in the first encounter by getting out for four runs, he is one of the strongest members of the side.

The batting all-rounder owns a wonderful record in Youth tests averaging 54.0, and also hammered two tons against England U-19 earlier this year. Now, the Mumbai youngster will be looking forward to making a mark in the U19 Asia Cup 2025.

2. Kanishk Chouhan

Kanishk Chouhan is among the crucial all-rounders for India in the tournament. With his three sixes in a batting cameo (28 off 12) against UAE, he proved himself to be a powerful tailender batsman. He also dominated with his off-break bowling, giving runs at an economy of 3.30 in his seven-over spell. In the upcoming games, he is expected to be a standout all-rounder to watch out for.

1. Deepesh Devendran

Right-arm seamer Deepesh Devendran is leading India’s pace attack in U19 Asia Cup 2025. Against UAE, he was the most successful bowler with two scalps and bowled at a brilliant economy of 3.0.

In the Youth test series against Australia U-19 earlier this year, he earned appreciation by clinching an eight-wicket haul in a clash including a fifer. He has made a decent start to the tournament and is expected to play a key role in India’s pace department.

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