BCCI Announced 15-Member India-A Squad for Tour of Australia, Ruturaj Gaikwad to Lead the Team

Indian team Men's Selection Committee has picked a 15-member India A squad for the upcoming tour of Australia.

BCCI Announced 15-Member India-A Squad for Tour of Australia, Ruturaj Gaikwad to Lead the Team

India-A Tour of Australia: The India 'A' team squad touring Australia was announced on Monday. A team of 15 members has been announced. Ishan Kishan is back in Indian cricket team circle. He has been given a place in the team of 15-Member Squad. Ruturaj is will lead this team.

Ruturaj already has the experience of leading domestic cricket and IPL. Captaining Maharashtra in Ranji Trophy. He also scored a century against Mumbai. Led the Indian team in the Asian Games. As a result, the board is relying on experienced faces.

Ruturaj will be assisted by Abhimanyu Ishwaran. This cricketer of Bengal is the vice-captain of the team.

But what is important is Ishan's return to the team. He has been part of the Indian team since the tour of South Africa last year. He has repeatedly been overlooked in the national team due to behavioral problems. Ishan did not listen to the instructions to play domestic cricket. However, he returned to the national team to start playing domestic cricket in the current Ranji Trophy.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Abhimanyu Easwaran will spearhead the batting whereas the likes of Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal will also play a key role. Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Porel have been chosen as the wicketkeeper for the tour. Yash Dayal and Khaleel Ahmed are two left-arm pacers in the team while Mukesh Kumar and Navdeep Saini are other inclusions.

India A squad for the tour of Australia: 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.

India A will play the first match against Australia A from October 31 to November 3. That match will be in Mackay. The second match is in Melbourne on November 7-10. After this, India 'A' team will also play a warm-up match with the Indian team (Senior). The three-day preparation match will be held in Perth.

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