The young Indian speedster Ashok Sharma has been called up to the India A squad as an injury replacement for Yudhvir Singh. Ashok Sharma is all set to travel to Colombo on Tuesday and he will join the camp
ahead of their crucial fixture against Afghanistan A. The youngster was impressive in the IPL as he clocked 150+ pace consistently and his lengths were decent as well. Ashok Sharma’s performance in the domestic circuit as well and it would most definitely be the raw pace factor that the speedster has which seemed to be too tempting for the Indian selectors. He will be eager to make use of the opportunity and make his way into the senior team.
The timing of the national call-up couldn’t be much more eventful as he officially shifted his domestic side from Rajasthan to Gujarat today. Also India A lost a crucial super over against Sri Lanka A and there were some intense verbal exchanges that were shared between the two sides. This makes the next game against Afghanistan A a must-win clash, one for India A to keep their tri-series hopes alive. The tri-series is getting interesting with every game and Ashok Sharma could maybe get a chance to feature in the starting squad and he could create some much-needed breakthroughs in the game.
🚨 ASHOK SHARMA TO INDIA A SQUAD 🚨 - Ashok replaces injured Yudhvir Singh for the remainder of the Tri-series. [Pratyush Raj from TOI] pic.twitter.com/ByC9YVZiII
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India A aim to keep tri-series alive against Afghanistan A
Ashok Sharma caught the attention of the experts and the viewers when he featured for the Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 season. He was highly rated by the Gujarat Titans management as they secured the pacer for ₹90 lakh at the auction. Ashok Sharma went on to pick up 6 wickets from 6 games at an economy of over 10. Even though the stats wouldn't suggest that he was worthy of a national call-up, his performance was visible for the scouts. Ashok Sharma bowled at brilliant lengths and his pace never seemed to be dropping even when he got tired.
The India A side will be under immense pressure in the game against Afghanistan A as a loss could result in elimination. Tilak Varma and his men would be clear that anything less than the tri-series title wouldn’t be accepted by the fans and the standards set by Indian cricket in recent years. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hasn’t exactly gotten to the kind of power-hitting that he does in the IPL and the side will be hoping that he finds his rhythm in the next game. Defeating Afghanistan A wouldn’t be a herculean task, but the pressure could influence the performance of the players.
As India A will be hoping to keep their tri-series hopes alive against Afghanistan A, Ashok Sharma will be looking forward to representing the country. There are lesser chances that the speedster could feature for India but another discomfort amongst any of the players could see Ashok Sharma making the starting squad without doubt.
