- Harshit Rana was selected in India. A team for the Rising Stars Asia Cup. Tilak Varma leads a 50+ member team that includes Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia. World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 The 24-year-old fast bowler has not played cricket since July when he was with the senior team on their tour of England.
- Several T20 specialists, including Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Rinku Singh and Prabhsimran Singh, are part of the team that will travel to Doha to take part in the competition, which begins on November 19.
- Tilak Varma, who recently helped India to a 3-2 win in the T20I series against New Zealand, will lead the ‘A’ team and two-time IPL winner Rajat Patidar has been named his deputy.
Harshit Rana was selected in India. A team for the Rising Stars Asia Cup. Tilak Varma leads a 50+ member team that includes Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia. World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 The 24-year-old fast bowler has not played cricket since July when he was with the senior team on their tour of England.
Several T20 specialists, including Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Rinku Singh and Prabhsimran Singh, are part of the team that will travel to Doha to take part in the competition, which begins on November 19. Tilak Varma, who recently helped India to a 3-2 win in the T20I series against New Zealand, will lead the ‘A’ team and two-time IPL winner Rajat Patidar has been named his deputy. Rana will lead a fast bowling attack that also includes Prince Yadav and all-rounder Suryansh Sheedge.
He also adds to the batting lineup with his batting skills at No. 1. 8 and head coach Gautam Gambhir spoke about the importance of having a player of this profile at the ODI World Cup in Southern Africa next October. Rana was due to play his first World Cup earlier this year, albeit in the T20 format, but a knee injury forced him out.
He also missed the subsequent IPL. After five months of recovery, Rana rejoined the team when they visited the UK in June and July and resumed the skill that set him art in the first place: doing things more efficiently. In 28 white-ball games for India, he went wicketless just four times.
Rana was selected for the T20Is against Afghanistan in September, subject to fitness clearance, and suffered a separate and unspecified injury at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. The board pears to want to test how its T20 stars adt to the longer white ball format. Sooryavanshi and Abhishek are not candidates for the ODI team, but they are batsmen with incredibly high ceilings.
Sooryavanshi has only played 13 List A matches but already has a high score of 190. Abhishek has a little more experience (69 games). India A’s spin attack in the Rising Stars Asia Cup will feature a mix of T20 and top-class specialists such as Delhi Citals’ star man Vipraj Nigam, Vidarbha left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey, who took 9 for 53 in the Ranji Trophy on Monday, and Mumbai off-spinner Tanush Kotian, their leading wicket-taker in 2026-27.
India A will be placed in Group B alongside the United Arab Emirates, Nepal and Pakistan A. Group A includes Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A, Afghanistan A and Hong Kong, China. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals of the Rising Stars Asia Cup, which will take place on November 26-27.
The final will take place on November 29th. India A will face Pakistan A on November 22. Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh (week), Tilak Varma (ct), Rajat Patidar (vice-ct), Rinku Singh, Kumar Kushagra (week), Suryansh Sheedge, Shahbaz Ahmed, Vipraj Nigam, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav, Arshad Khan Tilak Varma leads a group of 50 and more. Team including Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Harshit Rana bats with consecutive deliveries, England v India, 3rd T20I, Nottingham, July 7, 2026 Irfan Pathan believes Tilak Varma’s ability to handle pressure situations with ease makes him a candidate for future leadership. Tilak Varma leads a 50-star team comprising Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Tilak. Varma leads a star-studded team of over 50 people including Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
