ICC Men’s U19 ODIs World Cup 2026: The ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026 will be organized in Namibia and Zimbabwe, for which all the countries are announcing their teams one by one. However, India has not yet announced the team for the Under-19 World Cup. Because Team India is playing the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 held in Dubai. After this tournament, India can announce its team for the Under-19 World Cup. At the same time, after Australia, Japan has also announced its team, in which 3 brothers have created history by making it to the 15-member team. Those three brothers will be seen playing together for their country in the Under-19 World Cup.
This will happen in cricket after 51 years
This is only the second incident in the history of international cricket at any level of three brothers making it to a team in the World Cup and the first time in the history of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The first incident happened in the 1975 ODI World Cup, when three brothers got a place in the New Zealand team. Then Sir Richard Hadlee, Barry Hadlee and Dale Hadlee got a chance to play the World Cup together for the Kiwi team. Now after 51 years, in the World Cup to be played at the junior level but not at the senior level in 2026, three brothers will be seen playing for their country in the Japanese team.
These three brothers of Japan created history
Japan has announced its 15-member team for the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026, in which three brothers have created history by making their place. Whose names are Montgomery Hara Heinz, Gabriel Hara Heinz and Charles Hara Heinz.
Japan included in Group A of Under-19 World Cup 2026
Japan has been placed in Group A of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026. Apart from Japan, there are three other teams in this group – Australia, Sri Lanka and Ireland. The Japan team will leave for the Under-19 World Cup on January 5, where it will play a warm-up match against Tanzania on January 10. At the same time, on January 12, it will face West Indies in the second warm-up match.
