Dashing batsman Tilak Verma was on Monday included in the India A side for the T20 World Cup warm-up matches, while tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav also made his comeback after a protracted injury absence.
After making a full recovery from a groin injury, Tilak was cleared by the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) and will play in one of the two warm-up matches before returning to the senior national team.
After missing the most recent Twenty20 series against New Zealand, when Shreyas Iyer was utilized in his place, the left-handed batter will return to the national team.
“Tilak Varma will feature in one warm-up match before joining the senior team,” the BCCI said in a post on X while naming the squad.
On Monday, India A will play the USA at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, and on Friday, they will play Namibia at the CoE in Bengaluru.
Ayush Badoni will head the 15-member India A squad, which also features Naman Dhir, Vipraj Nigam and Riyan Parag.
Mayank, on the other hand, has been out for more than a year because of a stress fracture.
On February 7, the opening day of the T20 World Cup, defending champions India will play the USA to start their campaign.
India A squad: Ayush Badoni (c), Naman Dhir, Ashutosh Sharma, Priyansh Arya, N. Jagadeesan (wk), Tilak Varma, Riyan Parag, Manav Suthar, Ashok Sharma, Urvil Patel (wk), Gurjapneet Singh, Vipraj Nigam, Ravi Bishnoi, Khaleel Ahmed, Mayank Yadav
