IND A vs SL A: Young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi is currently on Sri Lanka tour with India A team. An ODI tri-series is being played here between India A, Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A. India A faced Sri Lanka A in the first match of the tournament played in Dambulla on 9 June, in which the Indian team registered a thrilling victory by 8 runs. Although Vaibhav’s bat did not play much in this match, but he attracted everyone’s attention with his excellent fielding. After being selected in Team India, he took an important catch for the first time.

Amazing in batting as well as fielding

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was playing in Sri Lanka for India A, was selected in the Indian team on 6 June. Along with the tour of Ireland and England, he has also got a place in the T20 team of the Asian Games. No one ever doubted his batting talent, but questions were raised many times about his fielding, especially his catching ability. During IPL 2026, Mohammad Kaif had said that he had never seen Vaibhav Suryavanshi taking any catch. However, after that statement, Vaibhav took two catches in the IPL and now after getting a place in Team India, he proved that he can turn the match not only with batting but also with fielding by taking an excellent catch in a pressure-packed match against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla.

Double Trouble ft. Badoni

Two quick wickets from Ayush Badoni bring India ‘A’ roaring back into the contest

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— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) June 9, 2026

First catch after selection in Team India

Chasing the target of 277 runs, the opening pair of Niroshan Dickwella and Avishka Fernando looked in great form for Sri Lanka A. Both the batsmen were moving towards a century partnership by adding 93 runs. The pressure on the Indian team was clearly visible. In such difficult times, Ayush Badoni came to bowl and Vaibhav Suryavanshi took a brilliant catch of Avishka Fernando on his ball and changed the course of the match.

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Avishka played a sharp shot on the 99th ball of Sri Lanka A’s innings, but Vaibhav showed lightning speed and secured the catch with both hands. This was his first catch after his selection in Team India on 6 June.

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Tremendous craze for Vaibhav seen in Sri Lanka too

In this match, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 14 runs in 12 balls. Even though his batting was not very good, he remained dominant on the field because of his brilliant catches. Even outside the field, his popularity was seen in Sri Lanka. Long queues of fans were seen to get pictures clicked with Vaibhav. Compared to other players of India A, there was a different enthusiasm among the spectators to take photos with Vaibhav.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s name has emerged rapidly in the cricket world in the last few months. At the age of just 15, he has attracted the attention of cricket lovers with his performance. This is the reason why now there is tremendous enthusiasm among the fans regarding this tournament with his presence.

Although the command of India A team will be in the hands of Tilak Verma, but the most discussion is being done about Vaibhav Suryavanshi. In IPL 2026, the young batsman batted brilliantly and scored 776 runs. Apart from this, he also won five individual awards including Orange Cap. His strong performance took his popularity among cricket fans to new heights.

In this tournament which will start from June 9 and run till June 21, all three teams will play against each other. Being the official broadcast partner of Sri Lanka Cricket, Sony Sports has the broadcasting rights of the matches held there. Under this, live coverage of the triangular series will also be done. Officials associated with the network have confirmed that the competition will be broadcast in detail so that viewers can enjoy every match.

In recent times, big cricket tournaments like ICC events and IPL have been telecasted on Jio Hotstar. In such a situation, the number of major cricket events with Sony Sports was relatively less. It is believed that in view of the increasing interest and enthusiasm of the audience about Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the network has given special importance to the telecast of this series.

It is noteworthy that Sony Sports also has the broadcast rights of the bilateral series to be held between India and Sri Lanka in August. There is a possibility of the broadcasting rights of Lanka Premier League going to another platform. Usually, A team level tournaments do not get such huge coverage, but the popularity of Vaibhav Suryavanshi has given this competition a different identity. This is the reason that now the eyes of cricket lovers will be fixed on this triangular series to be held in Sri Lanka.

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full schedule of tri series

9 June 2026 – India A vs Sri Lanka A
11 June 2026 – India A vs Afghanistan A
13 June 2026 – Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A
15 June 2026 – India A vs Sri Lanka A
17 June 2026 – India A vs Afghanistan A
19 June 2026 – Afghanistan A vs Sri Lanka A
21 June 2026 – Final match

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India A squad for Sri Lanka tour

Tilak Verma (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Yuvraj Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Arshad Khan and Ankul Roy.

The upcoming season of IPL (IPL 2026) is going to start from March 28. All the teams have started their preparations for the 19th edition of the tournament. Lucknow Super Giants are also busy in preparations, whose captain Rishabh Pant is also sweating a lot in the nets. LSG shared a video during practice, in which Pant is giving his bat to his teammate Ayush Badoni.

Lucknow Super Giants team has been playing in IPL since 2022, in the first two editions the team reached the playoffs but in the last two seasons the team was out of the league stage. Last year, the team had bought Rishabh Pant for a record amount of Rs 27 crore, although his performance was not as per expectations. Now Pant is working hard for the upcoming season.

Rishabh Pant gave his bat

Lucknow Super Giants shared a video from the official social media page, in which Ayush Badoni is going for practice. He is taking Rishabh Pant’s bat for practice, which was given to him by the captain. It was seen in the video that Pant took out his bat from his kit and gave it to Badoni and also said that this bat is very good and do not break it. Pant said just put tape on it. Badoni and Pant also play for the same team (Delhi) in domestic.

Keep this bat carefully, Ayush bhai pic.twitter.com/7Tz9PCkmaZ

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) March 13, 2026

LSG changed its logo

Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2026, Lucknow Super Giants have changed their logo, while the color of their jersey (now a combination of red and blue) has also changed. The franchise has used an elephant in the ‘logo’. Last season was not special for Lucknow. The team had won 6 out of 14 matches.

IPL 2026 is going to start from March 28. The first match is between RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru. The first match of Lucknow Super Giants is with Delhi Capitals on 1 April. Before Lucknow, Pant was the captain of Delhi only. This match will be played at LSG’s home ground (Ekana).

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ICC T20 World Cup Warm Up Matches 2026: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, hosted by India and Sri Lanka, is going to start from 7 February. Before the start of this tournament, warm-up matches are being played. On Monday, February 2, the match was played between India A and America at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, which India A won by a huge margin of 38 runs. Batting first, India A scored 238 runs for 3 wickets with the help of Narayan Jagadishan’s brilliant century. In reply, America’s innings was reduced to 200 runs in the last over.

Priyansh Arya and Narayan Jagadishan gave an explosive start

After losing the toss and opting to bat first, India A got an explosive start from Priyansh Arya and Narayan Jagadeesan. Priyansh hit a four on the first ball of the innings against Saurabh Netrawalkar. In the third over, Priyansh and Jagadishan scored 19 runs against Milind Kumar. Jasdeep Singh dismissed Priyansh on the last ball of the fourth over. He scored a quick 28 runs with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes in 13 balls, while Jagadishan, who scored a half-century in 27 balls, completed his century in 49 balls.

Captain Ayush Badoni finished the innings.

Tilak Verma, returning from injury, scored 38 runs with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes in 24 balls, while Tilak and Jagadishan made an excellent partnership of 113 runs in 55 balls. After playing an innings of 104 runs in 55 balls, Narayan became the victim of Jagadishan Ali Khan. He hit 11 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. A stormy innings of Ayush Badoni was seen in the last overs. He scored an unbeaten 60 runs in just 26 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes.

Sanjay Krishnamurthy played a brilliant innings

Sanjay Krishnamurthy, who came to bat at number five for America, put India A bowlers under pressure. He played a brilliant inning of 41 runs with the help of 2 fours and 4 sixes in just 18 balls, while Shubham Ranjane scored 28 runs in 17 balls. In the end, Harmeet Singh scored 25 runs on 9 balls and Mohammad Mohsin scored 10 runs on 21 balls. Naman Dhir wrapped up America’s innings by taking two wickets in the 20th over. Ravi Bishnoi took maximum three wickets while Khalil Ahmed and Naman Dheer took 2-2 wickets.

The first ODI match between India and New Zealand was played on 11 January in Vadodara. Washington Sundar got injured while bowling in that match. In his place, 26-year-old Ayush Badoni has been included in the Indian squad for the remaining 2 ODI matches. Ayush Badoni has been selected in Team India for the first time, but due to this decision, head coach Gautam has come under serious criticism.

Gautam Gambhir is being accused of bias. Fans have raised many questions on social media whether Ayush Badoni deserved to be selected in Team India? Actually, the reason for the anger of the fans is the figures of Ayush Badoni, which have not been good in recent times.

Didn’t do anything amazing, still got selected

It takes years for players to make a place in Team India. Despite consistently performing well, many times some talented cricketers are not able to enter the Indian squad. On the other hand, Ayush Badoni’s List A figures are not indicating any amazing performance. So far he has scored 693 runs in 27 List A matches, and his average is 36.47.

Ayush Badoni has got a chance to bat thrice in the last five List A matches. He has scored only 16 runs in these 3 innings. His performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy was below average, yet questions are bound to be raised about his selection in Team India.

Gautam Gambhir is showing favoritism

Gautam Gambhir is being heavily criticized on social media. While trolling him, a person wrote that under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir, the bias within the Indian team has increased beyond limits. The same person further wrote that Gambhir likes Ayush Badoni very much, that is why despite his poor performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he got selected in Team India. Some people linked the selection of Ayush Badoni with LSG, because both have been part of the Lucknow Super Giants team.

Favoritism in Indian cricket has gone to the next level these days under the leadership of GAUTAM GAMBHIR.

The whole of India knows how much Gautam Gambhir supports Ayush Badoni and now he got India A call up, with garbage level VHT performances.

Who Next? Saini, Nitish?

— Ankit (@CricCrazyAnkit) January 13, 2026

Yes, Ayush Badoni and Gautam Gambhir worked together in the IPL. Gambhir served as mentor for Lucknow Super Giants in 2022 and 2023, where Badoni played and credited him for support during his debut. Gambhir later moved to KKR. pic.twitter.com/mYVVYzt5Jt

— Star (@thestargame888) January 12, 2026

Ayush Badoni has been the blue eyed boy of Gautam Gambhir since his LSG mentor days. I don’t think he deserves a place in the Indian team at the moment. But having said that, good luck to him!

— RP (@rajprem1) January 13, 2026

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The second ODI match to be played between India and New Zealand in Rajkot on Wednesday is going to be special in many ways. By winning the first match, Team India has already taken a 1-0 lead in the series. If the Indian team captained by Shubman Gill also wins the second match, then it will gain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. In such a situation, the team management will focus on fielding a strong and balanced playing eleven.

However, before the second ODI, Team India has also suffered a setback. All-rounder Washington Sundar is out of the series due to injury. He suffered from side strain while bowling in the first ODI played in Vadodara. After this, on the advice of the medical team, he has been given rest for the remaining two matches. Sundar’s absence has started a new discussion regarding the team combination.

Chance for a new face to replace Sundar

After Washington Sundar’s exclusion, the Indian team has included 26-year-old Ayush Badoni in the ODI squad. Now there is every possibility that Badoni may get a chance to make his ODI debut for India in Rajkot. Team India needs a batsman at number 5 who can help in bowling along with scoring runs. Badoni seems to fit into this role.

Why Badoni is the Strongest Choice

Ayush Badoni has been consistently performing well in domestic cricket. He contributed with both bat and ball for Delhi in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. In the match against Railways, he also showed his all-round ability by taking wickets at important moments. He has the option of off-spin bowling, which can prove useful on the Rajkot pitch.

The team also has options like Nitish Kumar Reddy and Dhruv Jurel. However, Reddy is a fast bowling all-rounder and the team is already planning to go with three fast bowlers. At the same time, Jurel is a wicketkeeper-batsman and does not bowl, due to which the balance of the team can be disturbed. In such a situation, it is almost certain that Badoni will get priority.

Team India does not seem to be in the mood for any major changes for the second ODI. This clearly means that left arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh may once again remain out of the playing eleven.

India’s probable playing eleven

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ayush Badoni, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Who is Ayush Badoni: Washington Sundar is out of the ODI series against New Zealand. He was injured while bowling in the first ODI match played in Vadodara. BCCI has declared Ayush Badoni as his replacement. The second and third ODI matches will be played between India and New Zealand on 14 and 18 January, for which Badoni has now replaced Sundar in the Indian squad. Know here who Ayush Badoni is and why he has been included in Team India’s squad for the first time.

Ayush Badoni was born on December 3, 1999 in Delhi, but he is originally a resident of Uttarakhand. His family comes from Silod, a small village located in Devprayag block. Originally coming from Uttarakhand, his family later shifted to Delhi, hence Ayush’s childhood was spent in Delhi.

Mother is a school teacher, father makes films.

Ayush Badoni has been very fond of cricket since childhood and started practicing professional cricket at the age of 9. He started taking training at Sonet Cricket Academy. In fact, his first coach was his father, Vivek Badoni. Seeing the passion for cricket in his son, Vivek started teaching him the tricks of ball and bat. Vivek Badoni makes documentary films by profession and Ayush’s mother, Vibha Badoni is a school teacher by profession. Father Vivek had made the terrace of the house a net practice area for Ayush. Ayush used to practice net here only.

26-year-old Ayush Badoni plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL. Badoni was included in their squad by Lucknow Super Giants in 2022 for Rs 20 lakh. He has been playing for this team since then and he is going to get a huge salary of Rs 4 crore in IPL 2026.

Ayush Badoni’s career till now

Apart from scoring 1,788 runs in his career of 96 T20 matches so far, Ayush Badoni has also taken 17 wickets. In his List A career of 27 matches, he has 693 runs and 18 wickets in his name. So far in first-class cricket, he has played 21 matches and scored 1681 runs and also taken 22 wickets. Ayush has scored 963 runs in his IPL career of 56 matches.

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Ayush Badoni has been included as a replacement for Washington Sundar in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand. While bowling in the first ODI played in Vadodara, Washington was hit in the ribs, after which he walked off the field. BCCI issued an official statement saying that Ayush Badoni has been included in the squad for the remaining two matches of the series.

Ayush Badoni was born on December 3, 1999 in Delhi. The 26-year-old batsman plays for Delhi team in domestic, he is part of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL. He has joined the ODI national team for the first time.

Virat Kohli has played under the captaincy of Badoni

Ayush has not only shared the dressing room with Virat Kohli in domestic, but Kohli has also played under his captaincy. Last year, when Virat Kohli made a comeback in Ranji Trophy, Badoni was the captain of Delhi at that time.

Ayush made his T20 debut for Delhi in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on January 11, 2021. In 2022, he was bought by Lucknow Super Giants, he played his IPL debut match on 28 March of the same year (2022).

memorable innings

Ayush Badoni, while playing for South Delhi in the Delhi Premier League, played a brilliant inning of 165 runs in 55 balls, in which he hit 8 fours and 19 sixes. He played an unbeaten inning of 205 runs in Ranji Trophy against Jharkhand in 2024.

Ayush Badoni Cricket Career

Ayush has scored 1681 runs in 21 first class matches, which includes 4 centuries and 7 half-centuries. He scored 693 runs in 27 matches played in List A, in which he has 1 century and 5 half-centuries. Talking about T20, he scored 1788 runs in 96 matches, which included 10 half-centuries. Badoni has taken 22 wickets in First Class, 18 in List A and 17 in T20.

He is playing for Lucknow Super Giants since 2022. Badoni has scored 963 runs in 56 matches played in 4 seasons, in which there are 6 half-centuries.

ayush badoni net worth

Ayush was bought by Lucknow for the first time in 2022 for Rs 20 lakh. He remained in LSG with this price till 2024. Lucknow gave him Rs 4 crore in 2025, which price remained the same in 2025 also. So far he has earned Rs 8 crore, 60 lakh from IPL. Apart from IPL, Badoni earns money by playing in domestic and other leagues. In some reports, Ayush Badoni’s net worth is stated to be Rs 6 to 7 crore.

Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the New Zealand ODI series. He was injured while bowling in the first ODI played in Vadodara. BCCI has announced Sundar’s replacement. In his place, Ayush Badoni, who plays domestic cricket for Delhi, has been included in the team. Badoni has been selected in the national team for the first time.

Ayush Badoni joins Team India for second and third ODI in place of Washington Sundar

Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar complained of severe pain in the lower part of his left rib while bowling during the first ODI against New Zealand on Sunday. Now they will be scanned. After this the BCCI medical team will take expert opinion.

BCCI issued a press release saying that Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of the New Zealand ODI series. The men’s selection committee has included Ayush Badoni in the team in his place. Badoni will join the team at the venue of the second ODI i.e. Rajkot.

26 year old Ayush Badoni has played 27 List A matches so far. During this period, he has scored 693 runs at an average of 36.47 with one century and five half-centuries. Along with explosive batting in the middle order, he can also do spin bowling. He has 18 wickets in his name in the list. Badoni plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL. Badoni has played 56 matches in IPL so far. During this period he has scored 963 runs and taken 4 wickets. In IPL, he got a chance to bowl only in seven innings.

India’s team for second and third ODI- Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper) and Ayush Badoni.

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