The wunderkind from Bihar, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been named in a 15-strong India ‘A’ squad for the upcoming one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka, slated for June 2026. The squad, which will face ‘A’ sides of Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in the competition, will be led by Tilak Varma while Riyan Parag will serve as his deputy.
The squad also features notable performers from the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 including Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Suryansh Shedge and Anshul Kamboj.
The tri-series will begin with the hosts meeting India A on June 9. The assignment will feature a double round-robin format before the top two teams face off in the final on June 21. India A will also compete in two multi-day matches against Sri Lanka A, with the squad for the red-ball fixtures to be announced at a later date. The white-ball series is scheduled to be played in Dambulla while the red-ball games will take place in Galle.
Squad: 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
