Favourites India will look to flaunt their superabundance of talent as they begin the quest for a record-extending sixth U-19 World Cup title with what is expected to be a rather easy outing against USA in the ICC showpiece beginning here on Thursday.
Champions in five of the 16 editions, India are by far the most dominant team in the history of the competition, which started back in 1988 with Australia emerging winners in the inaugural event.
The squad looks balanced and formidable on paper, and 13 wins in their last 16 matches clearly show that the team know how to win, more importantly away from home.
Spearheading the Indian challenge will be wonderkind Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, skipper Ayush Mhatre, vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra, and top-order player Aaron George, who was the top-scorer for his side with 228 runs in the last U-19 Asia Cup, where arch-rivals Pakistan stunned them in the summit clash.
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