New Delhi: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been included in a 15-member India A squad for the one-day tri-series, which is scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka in June 2026. Tilak Varma will lead the side, and Riyan Parag is named as the vice-captain. Apart from India, the ‘A’ teams for Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will also participate in the tri-series.
The call-up to the India A team for the 15-year-old young batter follows after a sensational season with the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in IPL 2025. Sooryavanshi slammed a 35-ball hundred against the Gujarat Titans (GT) to announce himself at the big stage. He was then part of India’s U19 World Cup-winning squad earlier this year.
He played a crucial role in the final of the tournament, smashing a brilliant 175 runs against England U19. He then continued his outstanding form in the ongoing IPL 2026, scoring 440 runs from 11 innings at a strike rate of 236.56, so far.
The 15-member squad also features Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Ayush Badoni and Yash Thakur. Kumar Kushagara, Harsh Dubey and Nishant Sindhu are also included in the team.
The tri-series will start with Sri Lanka taking on India A on June 9. The series features a round-robin tournament, and the top two teams will face off in the final on June 21. India A will also play two multi-day games against Sri Lanka A, and the squad for the red-ball matches will be announced at a later stage. The white-ball series will take place in Dambulla, while the red-ball matches will be played in Galle.
India A squad for Tri-Series against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan
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.