The ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 was launched in Wellington on Thursday. 16 teams will participate in the event that brings together future stars who will compete across four cities and seven venues in New Zealand from January 13 to February 3. The World Cup launch function was attended by Grant Robertson, Minister for Sports and Recreation of New Zealand, ICC chief executive David Richardson, New Zealand cricket chief executive David White and event brand ambassador Corey Anderson among others. Speaking on the occasion, Richardson thanked New Zealand Cricket for hosting the tournament for the third time and extolled the importance of the event in grooming players from around the world.

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