The World Cup for junior sides will feature 16 teams, who will be divided into groups of four. The tournament will take place from January 14 to February 5, 2022, in the West Indies. New Zealand are not a part of the World Cup due to quarantine restrictions.

India are the most successful side in the U19 World Cup history with four wins to their name.  They last won the tournament in 2018, while the last edition of the World Cup was won by Bangladesh. Over the years a number of future international stars have featured in the tournament, including Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Rashid Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Graeme Smith, Kane Williamson, Tim Southee and Kagiso Rabada.

U19 World Cup 2022 schedule: Full list of fixtures, groups and venues for the Under 19 World Cup

A number of young exciting prospects will feature in the U19 World Cup. India will be led by Yash Dhull, Pakistan by Qasim Akram, Tom Prest leads England, while Cooper Connolly is at the helm of Australia.

ICC U19 World Cup 2022 squad: Full teams, reserves and replacement updates for all 16 sides

ICC U19 World Cup 2022: Where to watch, TV channels and live streaming for ICC U19 WC 2022

India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal
TV channels: Star Sports 1 and 2 (SD and HD) and Disney
Digital Coverage: Hotstar in India, Yupp in Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan

Bangladesh
TV channels: GTV
Digital Coverage: Rabbithole

Pakistan
TV channels: PTV sports, A sports, ARY Zindagi
Digital Coverage: PTV app, ARY app

Afghanistan
Digital Coverage: Yupp

UK
TV channels: Sky cricket
Digital Coverage: SkyGo

Australia
TV channels: Fox Sports 501 and 503
Digital Coverage: Kayo, FoxtelGo, FoxtelNOW

New Zealand
TV channels: Sky Sport 1-9
Digital Coverage: skygo.co.nz;skysportnow.co.nz

Caribbean islands
TV channels: ESPN and ESPN2 Caribbean
Digital Coverage: ESPN app

USA
TV channels: Willow TV and Sling
Digital Coverage: ESPN+

South Africa
TV channels: VR1/VR1A or CR1/CR1A and the SS app
Digital Coverage: SuperSport website and app