India, May 31 -- Riyan Parag, who recently led the Rajasthan Royals to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 playoffs, has been ruled out of the upcoming 50-over tri-series in Sri Lanka. The batting all-rounder won't get fit in time to travel with the India A team and has been replaced by Ruturaj Gaikwad in the squad. The official announcement was made by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday evening.

The board also confirmed that Parag has been ruled out of the upcoming tri-series featuring India A, Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A due to a hamstring injury. The Rajasthan Royals' captain's rehabilitation will be managed by the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE).

Speaking of Parag, he carried the injury into the playoffs b...