India \u2018A\u2019 will open its campaign against hosts Sri Lanka \u2018A\u2019 on June 9, with Afghanistan \u2018A\u2019 completing the three\u2011team field. The final is slated to be played on June 21. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) shared images of the likes of Varma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Anukul Roy arriving in the country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIndia 'A' Team has arrived in Sri Lanka ahead of the upcoming Tri-Nation Series at RDICS. Ready to showcase their skills and compete in what promises to be a thrilling tournament. Let the action begin,\u201d wrote the SLC on its social media accounts on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The India \u2018A\u2019 squad saw two significant changes being made before arriving in Sri Lanka \u2013 Harsh Dubey being given a call-up to the Test and ODI teams for the series against Afghanistan led to Roy being included in the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later, Gaikwad was drafted in as vice\u2011captain after Riyan Parag was ruled out due to a hamstring injury. Parag, who carried the niggle through the latter stages of IPL 2026 while leading Rajasthan Royals, will undergo rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The India \u2018A\u2019 squad saw two significant changes being made before arriving in Sri Lanka \u2013 Harsh Dubey being given a call-up to the Test and ODI teams for the series against Afghanistan led to Roy being included in the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India A squad: Tilak Varma (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Kumar Kushagra (wk), Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Arshad Khan, and Anukul Roy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n