Shreyas Iyer has been handed the captaincy of the 15-member India A squad for the upcoming two multi-day matches against Australia A in Lucknow later this month. Nitish Kumar Reddy, who recently suffered a knee injury during the England tour, has also made it to the squad.

Key Inclusions in the India A Squad

First-choice Test players KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj have been included but will only feature in the second game. For Iyer, who last played a Test in February 2024 against England in Visakhapatnam, this series is a vital opportunity to push his case for India’s upcoming Test series against West Indies starting October 2.

Reddy, who had featured in the England Tests earlier this year before being sidelined, has shown promising recovery.

“𝑢𝒏 π‘Ίπ’‚π’•π’–π’“π’…π’‚π’š, 𝒉𝒆 π’ƒπ’π’˜π’π’†π’… 𝒂 π’π’†π’π’ˆπ’•π’‰π’š 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 π‘Ίπ’‚π’Š 𝑺𝒖𝒅𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒏 π‘²π’Šπ’”π’‰π’‚π’ 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩π‘ͺπ‘ͺ𝑰’𝒔 π‘ͺ𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆,” 𝒂 𝑩π‘ͺπ‘ͺ𝑰 π’π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’„π’π’π’‡π’Šπ’“π’Žπ’†π’….

Fresh Faces and Notable Absentees

The squad features Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudharsan, and Abhimanyu Easwaran, all of whom played in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy that ended in a 2-2 draw. N Jagadeesan, who was drafted into the squad for the England tour’s final Test, also finds a place. Dhruv Jurel has been named vice-captain and returns after recovering from injury.

Young batter Ayush Badoni, fresh off his double-hundred in the Duleep Trophy, has earned a deserved call-up.

β€œπ‘©π’‚π’…π’π’π’Š 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’ π’“π’†π’Žπ’‚π’“π’Œπ’‚π’ƒπ’π’† π’„π’π’π’”π’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’π’„π’š, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 π’‰π’Šπ’Ž 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍,” 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅.

Meanwhile, seamers Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Thakur, and Gurnoor Brar strengthen the pace department, while Manav Suthar, Harsh Dubey, and Tanush Kotian provide spin options. Notably, Karun Nair (finger injury), Shardul Thakur, and Sarfaraz Khan miss out.

Schedule Ahead

The two four-day matches will be played on September 16 and September 23 in Lucknow. Following that, India A will also play three one-dayers in Kanpur.

India A Squad for Australia Series
Shreyas Iyer (capt), Abhimanyu Easwaran, N Jagadeesan (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel (vice-capt, wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Harsh Dubey, Ayush Badoni, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Manav Suthar, Yash Thakur, KL Rahul*, Mohammed Siraj*

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