Mayank, who came into the limelight for his express pace during IPL 2024, had been sidelined for over a year due to a stress fracture. His last competitive game was for Lucknow Super Giants against Punjab Kings in IPL 2025.
The left-handed batter will make a comeback to the national side after missing the recent T20 series against New Zealand.
“Tilak Varma will feature in one warm-up match before joining the senior team,” the BCCI said in a post on social media while announcing the squad.
India A will take on the USA at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on February 2 before facing Namibia on February 6 at the CoE in Bengaluru.
Defending champions India will begin their campaign against the USA on the opening day of the T20 World Cup on February 7.
India A squad: Ayush Badoni (capt), Naman Dhir, Ashutosh Sharma, Priyansh Arya, N Jagadeesan (wk), Tilak Varma, Riyan Parag, Manav Suthar, Ashok Sharma, Urvil Patel (wk), Gurjapneet Singh, Vipraj Nigam, Ravi Bishnoi, Khaleel Ahmed, Mayank Yadav