ACC U19 Asia Cup 2025: Who Are Vaibhav Suryavanshi And Ayush Mhatre? Dubbed As Next ‘Virat-Rohit’

The 2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup opened its curtains on December 12, 2025, with India and the United Arab Emirates locking horns in the tournament’s opening game at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai. The 12th edition of the AFC Under-19 Asia Cup features eight teams: India, UAE, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While Bangladesh is the defending champion, having won their second title in 2024, India has the right trophies, and their most recent title came in 2021.

2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup: Who are Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre, dubbed as Indian cricket’s next superstars?

Apart from India and Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan won the Under-19 Asia Cup once in 2012 and 2017, respectively. The excitement around the 2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup is quite impressive, as expected. The reason is that, for India, this is the tournament that has always been the laboratory where future stars showcase their talent to the world for the first time. Time and again, we have seen so many young players introducing themselves at the Under-19 Asia Cup in style.

Cricketers like Virat Kohli, Shubhman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and many others performed tremendously well and caught the attention of national selectors. Talking about this year’s Under-19 Asia Cup, two youngsters have been leading all the headlines and have been dubbed as the future stars of the Indian cricket team. Yes! We are talking about Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre, who have been breaking records and giving Indian cricket fans high hopes after they were a bit concerned about the future of Indian cricket.

Who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi? Meet the hard-hitter who is breaking headlines with the Rajasthan Royals

No wonder this tournament is going to be crucial for both of them, as there will be a lot of eyes on them who will be analysing their every move. Talking about Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 14-year-old phenomenon is one of the most talked-about youngsters in the cricketing circle as he continues to improve at an incredible pace. He became the youngest centurion in the men’s T20 cricket after he hit 101 off 35 balls in IPL 2025. Not only that, he created a 166-run opening partnership for the Rajasthan Royals, the franchise’s highest.

In the 2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, when India faced UAE in their opening match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed 171, including 14 sixes, which is a world record in a Youth ODI innings. His ability to accelerate against both pace and spin is something we don’t very often see in a 14-year-old youngster. The cricket analysts have already labelled Vaibhav as a “generational stroke-maker” and believe that if he continues to work like this, he is going to play a big part for Indian cricket in the next 3-4 decades.

Who is Ayush Mhatre? Meet the captain of the India Under-19 cricket team

Moving on to Ayush Mhatre, the 18-year-old youngster is the captain of the India Under-19 cricket team. He is the youngest player to hit 150-plus in men’s List A cricket, a record previously held by Yashasvi Jaiswal, which Mhatre broke when he hit 181 runs off 117 balls. He has cemented his status as one of Maharashtra’s most dependable young match-winners. Clean rotations, a calm temperament, and impressive shot selection are among the qualities that make him a headache for opposing teams. According to cricket analysts, Mhatre is capable of adapting to the demands of ODI, Test, and T20 cricket without any drop in performance, which is what Indian cricket is looking for in the long run.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre’s partnership has also excited Indian cricket fans, as they are already comparing the duo to magical partnerships like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, and Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul. Well, only time will tell whether they’re going to fulfil the prophecy or not, but at the moment, these two youngsters have excited an entire nation with their respective cricketing prowess.

What are your thoughts on Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre? Do you think they’re going to win the 2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup? Let us know.

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