Tilak to Lead India A as Squad Named for Rising Stars Asia Cup

Tilak Varma will captain India A at the Rising Stars Asia Cup in Doha, with Rajat Patidar as his deputy, after the selectors named a 15-member squad for the tournament from 19 to 29 November.

The full squad is: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Suryansh Shedge, Shahbaz Ahmed, Vipraj Nigam, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav and Arshad Khan.

India A are in Group B with Pakistan A, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates, opening against Nepal on 20 November before facing Pakistan A on 22 November and the UAE on 24 November, with the semi-finals on 26 and 27 November and the final on 29 November.