The Senior Men’s Selection Committee has announced the India A squad for the Rising Stars Asia Cup, which will be held in Qatar.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru star Jitesh Sharma has been named captain, while Mumbai Indians youngster Naman Dhir will serve as vice captain.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from November 14 to 23, 2025, at the West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha.
Jitesh Sharma, who is currently in Australia for the T20I series, will lead a strong India A squad. He will be joined by Priyansh Arya and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, two young openers who impressed in IPL 2025. The middle order includes Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir, Suryansh Shedge, Ramandeep Singh, and Ashutosh Sharma, adding plenty of power to the lineup. Abhishek Porel has been named as the second wicketkeeper batter.
The bowling unit features pacers Gurjapneet Singh, Yash Thakur, Vyshak Vijaykumar, and Yudhvir Singh Charak, while Suyash Sharma and Harsh Dubey will handle the spin department.
Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir (VC), Suryansh Shedge, Jitesh Sharma (C) (WK), Ramandeep Singh, Harsh Dubey, Ashutosh Sharma, Yash Thakur, Gurjapneet Singh, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Abhisek Porel (WK), Suyash Sharma.
Stand-by Players: Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, Shaik Rasheed.
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The tournament will have two groups. Group A includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka, while Group B features India, Oman, Pakistan, and the UAE. All matches will be played at the West End International Cricket Stadium in Doha. Here is the schedule for India A:
Fri, November 14
Sun, November 16
Tue, November 18
Fri, November 21 (if qualify)
Sun, November 23 (if qualify)
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