The Board of Control for Cricket in India has named the India ‘A’ squad for the upcoming two-match red-ball series against South Africa ‘A’ at home. Team India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, who has been out of action since the England tour, will lead the team in the first two matches of the main series.
India ‘A’ will host South Africa ‘A’ in a red-ball and white-ball series starting later this month. The upcoming tour will begin with two four-day unofficial Tests at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. After the four-day matches, both the teams will go to Rajkot for a three-match one-day series.
BCCI announces India A squad for South Africa series; Rishabh Pant became captain
India A squad for the first four-day match: Rishabh Pant (captain) (wk), Ayush Mhatre, N Jagadeesan (wk), Sai Sudarshan (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Anshul Kamboj, Yash Thakur, Ayush Badoni, Saransh Jain.
India A squad for the second four-day match: Rishabh Pant (captain) (wk), KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sai Sudarshan (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khalil Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
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