India A skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran will be leading the side, while former India spinner Shahbaz Nadeem will be his deputy.
Ahead of Indian Premier League's player retention, Delhi Capitals are set to release it's five players including the likes of Shardul Thakur, Tim Seifert among others.
Noting that Bharat has performed reasonably well in domestic cricket (in white-ball), Prasad said it was a chance for him to deliver again.
Wriddhiman Saha has claimed that Sourav Ganguly had promised him a place in the Indian Test team as long the ex-captain was BCCI president.
Prithvi Shaw, who struck a career-best 379 in a Ranji Trophy match against Assam, has been rewarded with a call-up for the T20 International series against New Zealand.