Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Turns Heads As Tilak Varma-Led India 'A' Land In Sri Lanka

The India ‘A’ team, led by Tilak Varma, has arrived in Sri Lanka ahead of the upcoming 50-over tri-series, which will be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (RDICS) from June 9 to 21.

India ‘A’ will open its campaign against hosts Sri Lanka ‘A’ on June 9, with Afghanistan ‘A’ completing the three-team line-up. The final is scheduled for June 21. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) shared images of Varma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Anukul Roy arriving in the country.

“India ‘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,” SLC wrote on its social media accounts on Friday.

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The India ‘A’ squad underwent two significant changes before travelling to Sri Lanka. Harsh Dubey’s call-up to the Test and ODI squads for the series against Afghanistan led to Roy being included in the team.

Later, Gaikwad was appointed vice-captain 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.

Alongside Varma, Gaikwad and Anshul Kamboj, who are the capped India players in the ‘A’ squad, the likes of Sooryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Ayush Badoni and Nishant Sindhu will look to make their mark in the tri-series. IANS also understands that Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Sunil Joshi, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Shubhadeep Ghosh will form the coaching staff of the India ‘A’ team for the tri-series in Sri Lanka.

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.

(With inputs from Agencies)