India have named a strong squad for the Rising Asia cup 2026 |courtesy – AP/BCCI
\n\nIndia (India A) named a very strong squad for the upcoming Rising Asia Cup 2026 as they continue to prepare for the 2027 Cricket World Cup, with Tilak Varma set to lead the team, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been included. Rajat Patidar has been named as the vice-captain of the team, along with Abhishek Sharma and Harshit Rana also included.
\n\nThis means Sooryavanshi and Abhishek are likely to open the batting just days after they put up a world record partnership of 133 runs in just 43 balls against New Zealand in the third T20I before the 15-year-old was dropped from the playing XI. The duo recorded an unprecedented tally of 118 runs in the powerplay. While both are proven performers in T20 cricket and widely regarded as two of the best players in the shortest format, the question remains on whether they can excel in 50-over cricket too.
\n\nAfter impressing against Australia-A last month, focus will be on Suryavanshi Shedge as India continue to find back-ups for Hardik Pandya as a pace-bowling all-rounder. As far as spin bowling all-rounders are concerned, the next in…
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