Jitesh, who is currently in Australia for the T20I series, will lead a promising young side featuring several IPL 2025 breakout stars, including openers Priyansh Arya and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The middle order boasts a strong mix of power and versatility with Nehal Wadhera, Naman Dhir, Suryansh Shedge, Ramandeep Singh, and Ashutosh Sharma. Abhishek Porel joins the team as the second wicketkeeper-batter.
The pace department will be handled by Gurjapneet Singh, Yash Thakur, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, and Yudhvir Singh Charak, while Suyash Sharma and Harsh Dubey will take charge of the spin attack.
The BCCI has also listed Gurnoor Singh Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Tanush Kotian, Sameer Rizvi, and Shaik Rasheed as standby players.
India A Squad for Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025:
Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 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, Abhishek Porel (wk), Suyash Sharma.
India A has been placed in Group B alongside Oman, UAE, and Pakistan A.
