Ruturaj Gaikwad has been appointed captain of the 15-member India A squad for their upcoming tour of Australia, as announced by the BCCI on Monday.
The India A team will play two first-class matches against Australia A in Mackay and Melbourne. Additionally, they will participate in a three-day intra-squad match against the senior Indian team in Perth. The five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy is set to begin on November 22 in Perth, with the remaining four Tests scheduled to take place in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
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Full Squad:
- 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
Schedule:
- October 31 – November 3: 1st First-Class Match vs Australia A – GBRA, Mackay
- November 7-10: 2nd First-Class Match vs Australia A – MCG, Melbourne
- November 15-17: Intra-Squad Match vs Team India (Senior Men) – WACA, Perth