Sun Oct 20 04:39:04 UTC 2024: **Summary of the News Article:**
1. **Captaincy Announced**: Tilak Varma has been appointed as the captain of the India-A team for the Men’s T20 Emerging Asia Cup, starting from October 18.
2. **Player Selection**: Varma has played 4 ODIs and 16 T20 matches for India. Other players included in the India-A squad are Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Chahar.
3. **Highlighting Young Talent**: Players who performed well in IPL 2024 such as Ayush Badoni, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Anuj Rawat, and R Sai Kishore have been included.
4. **Domestic Performers**: Young player Nishant Sindhu, fast bowlers Anshul Kambhoj and Aqib Khan, along with IPL players Hrithik Shokeen and Vaibhav Arora, have also been selected for the squad.
5. **Historical Context**: India will face Pakistan in their first match on October 19, with Oman and UAE also in their group. This tournament will be held in T20 format for the first time, previous editions were in ODI format.
6. **Recent Performance**: India was defeated by Pakistan in the final of the 2023 edition of the tournament, and Pakistan has won the trophy the last two times.
7. **Squad for the Tournament**: The squad consists of Tilak Varma (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Anuj Rawat, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Anshul Kambhoj, Hrithik Shokeen, Aqib Khan, Vaibhav Arora, Rasik Salaam, R Sai Kishore, and Rahul Chahar.
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