Exclusive: 19-year-old Niki Prasad spoke exclusively to IndiaToday.in after India won the U19 Women's T20 Asia Cup in Malaysia. On Tuesday, Niki was also picked as the national skipper for the U19 Women's T20 World Cup to be held next year.

The 15-member squad for the U19 Women's T20 World Cup will be led by Niki Prasad while Sanika Chalke has been named her deputy for the tournament. India are the defending champions having won the inaugural edition in 2023 under Shafali Verma's captaincy in South Africa.

India clinched victory in the first-ever Women's T20 U19 Asia Cup by defeating Bangladesh by 41 runs. G Trisha's half-century and the effective bowling by Ayushi Shukla, Sonam Yadav, and Parunika Sisodia were pivotal in securing the win.

India on Sunday emerged victorious over Bangladesh by 41 runs, clinching the inaugural ACC U19 Women's T20 Asia Cup at the Bayuemas Oval with opening batter Gongadi Trisha proving

Recently, India participated in the Women's U19 T20 Asia Cup, and won the tournament after defeating Bangladesh by 41 runs in the final. G Trisha (159 runs) and Aayushi Shukla (10 wickets) were the respective leaders in the runs and wickets tally for the tournament. The duo are also a part of the U19 T20 World Cup squad.

Niki Prasad’s India and Sumaiya Akter’s Bangladesh will face each other in the grand finale on Sunday, December 22 at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.

USA Cricket has announced the 15-player squad for next month’s ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia. The tournament will mark USA’s second consecutive app

Niki Prasad will lead almost the same squad that won the recent Under-19 Asia Cup for women at next month's U-19 World Cup, in Malaysia. The only change in the 15-member squad is the inclusion of Vaishnavi S in place of 15-year-old medium-pacer Nandhana S,

Niki Prasad will lead India's strong 15-member squad for the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup, scheduled in Malaysia from January 18 to February 2, 2025. Niki led India to a title win at the inaugural ACC U19 Women's Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur.

India has named a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia. Led by Niki Prasad, the team will start their campaign on January 19 against the West Indies. The tournament will run from January 18 to February 2 at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.