India Squad For Asia Cup Rising Stars Has A New Face After Rajat Patidar Pulls Out, Rinku Singh Named Vice-Captain

Ayush Badoni has replaced middle-order batter Rajat Patidar in the India A squad for the Rising Stars Asia Cup after the latter failed to make a full recovery from his existing injuries. In another development, Rinku Singh has been appointed vice-captain for the eight-team tournament. "Rajat Patidar has communicated to the BCCI that he should not be considered for selection in the 50-over format as he manages his existing injuries," the BCCI said in a statement. "Accordingly, he has been withdrawn from the India A squad for the ACC Rising Stars Asia Cup. The Men's Selection Committee has named Rinku Singh as vice-captain, while Ayush Badoni has been added to the squad in Patidar's place."

The tournament is scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar, from November 19 to 29.

The A teams of India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and Nepal have been drawn in Group B, while Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong make up Group A.

India A will begin their campaign against Nepal A on November 20 before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan A on November 22 and United Arab Emirates A on November 24.

The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals, scheduled for November 26 and 27, with the final to be played on November 29.

Updated India A Squad

Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Tilak Varma (captain), Rinku Singh (vice-captain), Kumar Kushagra (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Shahbaz Ahmed, Vipraj Nigam, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav, Arshad Khan, Ayush Badoni.

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