Rishabh Pant, who failed to find a mention in the squad for the ODI series against West Indies, will lead Rest of India in the Irani Cup match against 2025-26 Ranji Trophy champions Jammu and Kashmir. Sarfaraz Khan has been named deputy of the keeper-bat.
The squad also features a resurgent Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh Choudhary and Aryan Pandey in the pace department while Anukul Roy joins the spin unit alongside Manav Suthar and Saransh Jain, who both recently featured in the Test series against Sri Lanka. The Rest of India squad also features Smaran Ravichandran and Ayush Doseja, the top-two run-getter in the previous Ranji Trophy.
Rest of India squad: Rishabh Pant [C, WK], Sanat Sangwan, Shikhar Mohan, Sudip Gharami, Sarfaraz Khan [VC], Smaran Ravichandran, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Akash Deep* (subject to fitness clearance), Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh Choudhary, Aryan Juyal [WK], Aryan Pandey, Anukul Roy, Ayush Doseja.
