The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially announced a 15-member India A squad for the upcoming One-Day Tri-Series in Sri Lanka, appointing senior international batter Tilak Varma as the team captain. Tilak Varma will captain the side, with Rajasthan Royals player Riyan Parag serving as his vice-captain. 15-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has earned his first-ever India A call-up following an exceptional IPL 2026 campaign where he smashed 440 runs at a strike rate of 236.56. The tri-series includes developmental sides from India A, Sri Lanka A, and Afghanistan A.
The destructive opening batter, Priyansh Arya earned his maiden call-up following brilliant, aggressive stints in the Delhi Premier League and a standout IPL campaign. Arya is famous for hitting six sixes in an over in domestic franchise cricket and finished his breakout season scoring 475 runs at a massive 179.24 strike rate. Anshul Kambhoj, the fast bowler is the biggest name in the pace department, receiving his reward for an extraordinary IPL 2026 season. Serving as a premier breakthrough bowler, he terrorised batters to pick up 19 wickets in just 11 matches, booking his automatic ticket for the Dambulla tracks.
Full Squad: Tilak Varma ( C) , Riyan Parag (VC), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Harsh Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh, Anshul Kamboj, and Arshad Khan.
Galle selected for multi-day matches; Red-Ball squad to be announced separately
The BCCI's Men's Selection Committee has deliberately decoupled the white-ball and red-ball assignments for the June 2026 tour of Sri Lanka to maintain structural focus on player workloads. While the high-octane 50-over Tri-Series takes center stage in Dambulla, the tour will culminate in a testing two-match multi-day series against Sri Lanka A in Galle. Galle is globally renowned as a traditional spin-bowling paradise, offering sharp, day-one turn and heavy deterioration as matches progress.
The selectors are using these four-day fixtures as a direct trial ground to identify backup red-ball options for the senior Test side, focusing heavily on defensive batting techniques and top-tier spin variations. Several pacers and top-order batters coming straight out of a gruelling IPL 2026 campaign will be rested from the longer format to manage their physical workloads. The official red-ball squad adjustment and captaincy announcement for the Galle matches will be unveiled by the BCCI selectors midway through the Dambulla white-ball leg.
