India national Under - 19 cricket team - Wikipedia India national Under - 19 cricket team India Under - 19s Personnel Captain Abhishek Sharma Coach Rahul Dravid Owner Board of Control for Cricket in India Team information Colours Blue Founded 1979 History First - class debut Pakistan Under - 19 in January 20, 1979 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai ICC Under - 19 Cricket World Cup wins 2000, 2008, 2012 Official website : espncricinfo The Indian Under - 19 cricket team represents the nation of India in cricket at Under - 19 level. The team is currently captained by Abhishek Sharma and coached by former India cricketer Rahul Dravid. The Indian team has won three Under - 19 World Cups. In 2000, they won it under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif and in 2008, they won it under Virat Kohli 's leadership and in 2012 under the captaincy of Unmukt Chand. The team also has the best win percentage in ODIs ( 77 % ) among all Under - 19 national teams. In June 2016, the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) decided that Indian players could only play in one under - 19 World Cup tournament, regardless if they still meet the age criteria for another edition. Contents 1 Performances at Under - 19 World Cups 2 Current squad 3 Support staff 4 References Performances at Under - 19 World Cups Year Host Result Australia Sixth 1998 South Africa Second round 2000 Sri Lanka Champions 2002 New Zealand Semifinalists Bangladesh Semifinalists 2006 Sri Lanka Runners - up 2008 Malaysia Champions New Zealand Sixth 2012 Australia Champions 2014 UAE Fifth 2016 Bangladesh Runners - up Current squad The following 15 players were selected for the 2016 -- 17 Under - 19 Asia Cup. Player Date of Birth Batting Bowling style Association Abhishek Sharma ( c ) ( 2000 - 09 - 04 ) 4 September 2000 ( age 17 ) Left Slow left - arm orthodox Punjab Prithvi Shaw ( 1999 - 11 - 09 ) 9 November 1999 ( age 17 ) Right Right - arm off break Mumbai Shubman Gill ( 1999 - 09 - 08 ) 8 September 1999 ( age 18 ) Right Right - arm off break Punjab Priyam Garg ( 2000 - 11 - 30 ) 30 November 2000 ( age 16 ) Right Right - arm medium Uttar Pradesh Ayush Jamwal ( 1999 - 08 - 11 ) 11 August 1999 ( age 18 ) Right Right - arm off break Himachal Pradesh Rahul Chahar ( 1999 - 08 - 04 ) 4 August 1999 ( age 18 ) Right Right - arm leg break googly Rajasthan Kamlesh Nagarkoti ( 1999 - 12 - 28 ) 28 December 1999 ( age 17 ) Right Right - arm medium - fast Rajasthan Shiva Singh ( 1999 - 10 - 16 ) 16 October 1999 ( age 17 ) Right Slow left - arm orthodox Uttar Pradesh Himanshu Rana ( 1998 - 10 - 01 ) 1 October 1998 ( age 18 ) Right Right - arm medium Haryana Salman Khan ( 1998 - 12 - 26 ) 26 December 1998 ( age 18 ) Right Right - arm leg break Rajasthan Harvik Desai ( wk ) ( 1999 - 10 - 04 ) 4 October 1999 ( age 17 ) Right Saurashtra Yash Thakur ( 1998 - 06 - 28 ) 28 June 1998 ( age 19 ) Right Right - arm medium Chhattisgarh Heramb Parab ( 1998 - 09 - 04 ) 4 September 1998 ( age 19 ) Right Right - arm medium - fast Goa Vivekanand Tiwari ( 1998 - 10 - 05 ) 5 October 1998 ( age 18 ) Right Right - arm medium - fast Jharkhand Het Patel ( wk ) ( 1998 - 10 - 13 ) 13 October 1998 ( age 18 ) Right Gujarat Support staff Head coach : Rahul Dravid Bowling coach : Paras Mhambrey Fielding coach : Abhay Sharma References Jump up ^ Dravid to coach India A, U-19 teams Jump up ^ `` Under - 19s Youth One - Day Internationals / Team records / Results summary ''. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` India players barred from playing multiple U-19 World Cups ''. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2016. 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Question: who is the captain of india under 19 cricket team
Answer: Abhishek Sharma