The India A crew’s tour of Australia will begin on October 31, Thursday on the Inexperienced Barrier Reef Area in Mackay.
The Indian A crew, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, will play two first-class matches towards Australia earlier than the senior India males’s Take a look at aspect arrives in mid-November for the blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The 2 Indian sides may also characteristic in an intra-squad three-day recreation at WACA in Perth from November 15
Right here’s an inventory of gamers to look out for:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)
Regardless of being named the captain of the India A crew, Gaikwad was ignored because the back-up opener for the Border Gavaskar Trophy because the selectors opted for Bengal’s Abhimanyu Easwaran as an alternative.
Gaikwad has had a patchy run as an opener in home First-Class cricket and has not discovered his manner again to the Take a look at squad after being dominated out from India’s tour to South Africa final yr with a finger fracture. The Chennai Tremendous Kings captain had a sedate Duleep Trophy marketing campaign, scoring 232 runs in six innings.
Gaikwad additionally misfired as captain in Remainder of India’s defeat within the Irani Cup towards Mumbai earlier this month, scoring 9 runs. Nonetheless, Gaikwad will probably be buoyed by his final outing for Maharashtra within the Ranji Trophy, whereby he scored a quickfire 145 within the second-innings towards Mumbai.
Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC)
Having been named deputy of the India A squad and later named the back-up to Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal in India’s BGT squad, Easwaran will probably be gearing as much as go away a constructive mark through the A tour. Slated to seem in his a hundredth First-Class match in Mackay, Easwaran boasts of an amazing FC report, amassing 7638 at a 49.92 common and 27 centuries. On a century spree, Easwaran has struck 4 tons and a double hundred in his final six FC video games relationship again to mid-February.
Nitish Kumar Reddy
On a dream run, 21-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy has bolted into India’s 18-member squad for the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Nitish’s first problem will probably be to adapt to the Aussie circumstances with the India A aspect. The Andhra all-rounder made his T20I debut final month towards Bangladesh and showcased his distinctive batting abilities with a brutal 34-ball 74, laced with seven sixes. Nitish additionally picked up two wickets within the match.
A record-breaking batter in home age-group circuit, Nitish has emerged as Andhra’s main pacer over the past two seasons within the Ranji Trophy, amassing over 50 wickets. Whereas his red-ball bowling has suffered a droop since a return from damage in early September, Nitish will probably be eager to make an early impression Down Below.
Navdeep Saini
Sidelined by accidents and different health issues, the 31-year-old Navdeep Saini has made a constructive turnaround because the begin of the 2024-25 home season. Initially ignored for the Duleep Trophy, Saini got here in as a late substitute and picked up 14 wickets, the third-most this version. The fitting-arm fast, who final wore the whites for India through the earlier BGT version in Australia in 2020-21, will probably be watched intently as India seem brief on expertise of their seam division in Mohammad Shami’s absence. Ought to Shami fail to safe a late re-entry into the Take a look at squad, Saini will be one of many major bowlers on the administration’s radar.
India A squad for Australia Tour
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vc), Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (wk), Abishek Porel (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian
Australia A squad for India A collectionNathan McSweeney (c), Cameron Bancroft, Scott Boland, Jordan Buckingham, Cooper Connolly, Ollie Davies, Marcus Harris, Sam Konstas, Nathan McAndrew, Michael Neser, Todd Murphy, Fergus O’Neill, Jimmy Peirson, Josh Philippe, Corey Rocchiccioli, Mark Steketee, Beau Webster.
