<P> The ICC Under - 19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) contested by national under - 19 teams . First contested in 1988 , as the Youth World Cup , it was not staged again until 1998 . Since then , the World Cup has been held as a biennial event , organised by the ICC . The first edition of the tournament had only eight participants , but every subsequent edition has included sixteen teams . India , the current champions , has won the World Cup four times which is the highest amongst all teams , while Australia has won thrice , Pakistan twice and England , South Africa , and the West Indies once each . Two other teams -- New Zealand and Sri Lanka -- have made a tournament final without going on to win . </P>
<P> The ICC Under - 19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) contested by national under - 19 teams . First contested in 1988 , as the Youth World Cup , it was not staged again until 1998 . Since then , the World Cup has been held as a biennial event , organised by the ICC . The first edition of the tournament had only eight participants , but every subsequent edition has included sixteen teams . India , the current champions , has won the World Cup four times which is the highest amongst all teams , while Australia has won thrice , Pakistan twice and England , South Africa , and the West Indies once each . Two other teams -- New Zealand and Sri Lanka -- have made a tournament final without going on to win . </P>
how many times india won cricket world cup u19
how many times india won cricket world cup u19
four
four