Kolkata Knight Riders’ Anukul Roy has received a major boost in the middle of IPL 2026 as he has been included in the India A squad for the upcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka after Harsh Dubey earned his maiden India call-up for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Thursday that a 27-year-old star all-rounder from Jharkhand has been included in the Tilak Varma-led India A squad, while Dubey moves into the senior setup.
Anukul Roy replaces Harsh Dubey in India A squad
“The Men’s Selection Committee has added Anukul Roy to the India A squad for the upcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka. He replaces Harsh Dubey, who has received his maiden call-up to India’s Test and ODI squads for the upcoming home series against Afghanistan,” the BCCI said in a statement.
Anukul Roy has been a key player for the Ajinkya Rahane-led side in the ongoing IPL 2026. In a total of 13 matches, he has picked up eight wickets; however, he didn’t receive many opportunities with the bat as he has scored just 43 runs so far.
The tri-series is scheduled to start on June 9 and run to June 21. India A will face Afghanistan on June 11, followed by clashes against Sri Lanka on June 15 and against Afghanistan on June 17. Meanwhile, Afghanistan A and Sri Lanka A will lock horns on June 13 and 17. The tri-series final is scheduled for June 21.
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India A updated squad for the tri-series
Tilak Varma (Captain), Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Riyan Parag (Vice-Captain), Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Anukul Roy, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Kumar Kushagra (WK), Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Arshad Khan.
Coming to the senior Indian team, Shubman Gill-led side will take on Afghanistan in a one-off Test in New Chandigarh from June 6-10.
India Test squad against Afghanistan
Shubman Gill (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-capt) Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel
India ODI squad vs Afghanistan
Shubman Gill (capt), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-capt), KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey
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