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Team India A: Tilak Verma will lead the Indian team and this player has the vice-captain position! Ishaan Kishan’s comeback

Samira Vishwas | November 6, 2025 12:24 PM CST

India A team announced for series against South Africa
Tilak Verma will lead the Indian team
Rituraj Gaikwad appointed as vice-captain

The Indian women’s team is playing several series, the men’s T20 team is currently touring Australia while the India A team is playing a Test series against South Africa. The Indian players will also be seen playing the ODI series against South Africa in the coming days. The India A squad for the three-match ODI series against South Africa A has been announced. Tilak Verma has been appointed as the captain while Rituraj Gaikwad has been appointed as the vice-captain.

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Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan has also returned to the India A team. He will be seen keeping wickets. T20 batsman Abhishek Sharma has also been included in the team. He can be seen opening the innings. However, Prabhasimran has also been given a chance. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were unlikely to feature in the three-match ODI series against South Africa A, and that’s exactly what happened. He was not selected in the team. Youngsters Manav Samdhar, Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam and Ayush Badoni have also been named in the squad.

India A will play three ODIs in Rajkot on November 13, 16 and 19. Rohit and Virat last played for India in the recently concluded ODI series against Australia, where Rohit Sharma scored a half-century and a century, earning him the Man of the Series award.

Ruturaj Gaikwad has been left out of the Indian team for the past several years. At the same time, Tilak Verma is currently seen playing in the T20 series in Australia. Many new young players have been given opportunities in this team. Ishan Kishan has made a comeback in the Indian team.

South Africa A vs India A ODI Team

Tilak Verma (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Rian Parag, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasid Krishna, Khalil Singh Ahmed (wicketkeeper)