Ayush Badoni has replaced Rajat Patidar in India A’s squad for the Rising Stars Asia Cup. The BCCI revised the squad on Sunday (November 8), and the one-day tournament runs from November 19 to November 29 in Doha, Qatar.

Patidar told the board he “should not be considered for selection in the 50-over format as he manages his existing injuries”. The BCCI statement confirmed he declared himself unavailable for the tournament. Patidar, who leads Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, had been named in the original squad as vice-captain.

The change reshapes the leadership group. With Patidar out, Rinku Singh serves as deputy to captain Tilak Varma.

Badoni arrives in strong form. The Delhi captain hit back-to-back double centuries in the Ranji Trophy, against Gujarat and then Jharkhand. He sits second on the competition’s run chart, with 559 runs from six innings, and has most recently been in action for Delhi in that first-class tournament.

Patidar’s request was specific to the 50-over format. He has played red-ball cricket this season, scoring two centuries in three Ranji Trophy games for Madhya Pradesh. Before that, he made two half-centuries in three 50-over games for India A against Australia A in October.

His withdrawal follows a busy week. A day earlier, he was named Madhya Pradesh’s captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the T20 competition that starts on November 14. It is not clear from the BCCI release whether Patidar wants out of future 50-over commitments too.

The tournament also marks Harshit Rana’s return. The 24-year-old fast-bowling allrounder has not played since July, when he was with the senior team on the tour of England. He was injured during the T20I series in England earlier this year.

Rana will be part of the fast-bowling attack alongside Prince Yadav and Arshad Khan, with Suryansh Shedge as the allrounder. The spin attack includes Harsh Dubey and Vipraj Nigam, with Shahbaz Ahmed and Tanush Kotian also in the squad.

Several T20 specialists are in the mix. Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Prabhsimran Singh are all part of the squad. Tilak Varma and Kumar Kushagra are on the India A red-ball tour of New Zealand and will join up after it ends.

India A are in Group B alongside Pakistan A, Nepal and the UAE. Group A also features Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A.

India A face Nepal on November 20, then Pakistan A on November 22 at the University of Doha for Science and Technology.

The opening match is Bangladesh A against Hong Kong China on November 19. The top two from each group reach the semi-finals on November 26 and 27, with the final scheduled for November 29.