Anukul Roy added to India A squad for tri-nation series in Sri Lanka

Anukul Roy has been picked as the replacement for Harsh Dubey by the Men's selection committee for the upcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka. Roy, a spin-bowling allrounder who specialises in left-arm off-spin, is a like-for-like replacement for Dubey, who has been named in India's squads for the multi-format series against Afghanistan at home.

Roy, 27, had a successful stint in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26. The southpaw scored 303 runs in 10 innings for Jharkhand at an astounding average of 60.60 and a strike rate of 160.31, including a fifty. His contribution was vital as Jharkhand lifted the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the first time in their cricketing history.

In 61 List A games, Roy has racked up 1279 runs, averaging 32.79, at a strike rate of 95.51, including eight fifties and a best of 98*. He also has claimed 59 wickets in his List A career at an average of 36.74 and an economy rate of 4.87, including four four-wicket hauls.

Roy, who mostly bats lower down the order for KKR, has scored 43 runs in six innings this IPL season, averaging 14.33 at a strike rate of 138.70. He has also chipped in with the ball, taking eight wickets in 11 innings at an economy rate of 9.45.

India A 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.

Tri-Nation A series in Sri Lanka schedule