India’s all-rounder Riyan Parag has been included in the India A squad for the upcoming three-match one-day series against Australia A, scheduled to be played at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur.
The series will begin on September 30, with the second and third matches slated for October 3 and 5. All matches will start at 1:30 PM IST.
The Senior Men’s Selection Committee on Sunday announced the names of the India A squad. Riyan Parag and Yudhvir Singh, both part of the Rajasthan Royals IPL setup, are among the notable inclusions across the squads.
The Guwahati-born batter has enjoyed a steady rise in the past year.
Parag, 23, made his T20I debut for India in July 2024 and featured in ODI cricket the following month. Across nine T20Is, the all-rounder has scored 106 runs at a strike rate of 151.42 while also taking four wickets.
His only ODI outing came against Sri Lanka in Colombo, where he returned figures of 3/54 and chipped in with 15 runs.
Riyan Parag has featured in 50 List A matches, scoring 1,735 runs at an average of 41.30. He has five centuries to his name, with a highest score of 174. He has also picked up 53 wickets at 30.26 apiece.
He was a standout performer for the Royals in IPL 2025, finishing as the team’s second-highest run-scorer with 393 runs at a strike rate of 166.53. He also took three wickets.
He was last seen featuring in a Duleep Trophy match last month, marking his competitive return after the IPL.
Yudhvir Singh, meanwhile, continues to impress with his fast-bowling talents.
The 28-year-old seamer, who made his IPL debut in 2023, represented North Zone in the Duleep Trophy ahead of this call-up.
Known for his ability to generate pace and extract bounce, Yudhvir has previously turned out for Hyderabad and Jammu & Kashmir in domestic cricket and has eight wickets from nine IPL appearances.
In 15 List A matches, Yudhvir Singh has scalped 18 wickets.
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India A squad for the 1st one-day match: Rajat Patidar (Captain), Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Priyansh Arya, Simarjeet Singh.
India A squad for 2nd and 3rd one-day: Tilak Varma (Captain), Rajat Patidar (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh.
