India A Name Tilak Varma Captain for Rising Stars Asia Cup in Doha

The BCCI's Men's Selection Committee announced the India A squad for the ACC Men's Rising Stars Asia Cup on 2 November. Tilak Varma will captain the 15-player group and Rajat Patidar is vice-captain. The tournament is played in Doha, Qatar, from 19 to 29 November 2026.

The squad

The 15 players are Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma (captain), Rajat Patidar (vice-captain), Rinku Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Suryansh Shedge, Shahbaz Ahmed, Vipraj Nigam, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav and Arshad Khan. Prabhsimran Singh and Kumar Kushagra are the two wicketkeepers named. No standby players were listed in the announcement.

Group and fixtures

India A are in Group B with Pakistan A, Nepal and the UAE. They open against Nepal on Friday 20 November at the West End Park International Stadium, play Pakistan A at the same ground on Sunday 22 November, and meet the UAE on Tuesday 24 November at the University of Doha for Science and Technology ground.

The top two teams in each group go through to the semi-finals, which are on 26 and 27 November. The final is on 29 November.