New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- India would be looking to assert their supremacy in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2026, when the Boys in Blue take on United States of America (USA) in the tournament opener at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Thursday in a Group B clash. Besides India and USA, the group also has New Zealand and Bangladesh.

Runners-up in the 2024 edition, India enter the ICC U-19 World Cup 2026 as one of the pre-tournament favourites. Undoubtedly, the spotlight will be on 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has so far scored six hundreds in six different countries.

Notably, Suryavanshi has been going through a sublime form with the bat as the opener has recently scored a hundred each in the Rising Stars Asia Cup, U...