Tilak Varma will captain India A in the upcoming ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka, while 15-year old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also earned selection.
The BCCI announced a 15-member India A squad for next month’s ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka, with Tilak Varma named captain of the side. Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag will serve as vice-captain during the tournament, which also features Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A.
The squad includes several young IPL performers, including 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi along with Punjab Kings openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh. Kumar Kushagra joined the team as the second wicketkeeper-batter.
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India A also packed the squad with multiple spin-bowling all-rounders. Harsh Dubey, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Ayush Badoni and Suryansh Shedge earned selection alongside Tilak and Parag.
The pace attack features Anshul Kamboj, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh and Arshad Khan.
India A Squad for the Tri-Series
Tilak Varma (C), Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Riyan Parag (VC), Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Harsh Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Kumar Kushagra (WK), Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Arshad Khan.
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The upcoming tri-series gives several emerging players an important opportunity before future senior national assignments. Strong IPL 2026 performances played a major role in selection decisions, especially for youngsters like Sooryavanshi and Priyansh Arya, who impressed heavily during the tournament with aggressive batting displays.
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