The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Men’s Selection Committee has named two separate squads for the upcoming India A home series against Australia A, headlined by the return of star all-rounder Hardik Pandya and leadership roles for Devdutt Padikkal and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Devdutt Padikkal leads the multi-day squad after a strong Test tour of Sri Lanka, where he scored twin centuries at No. Sai Sudharsan, who missed that Test series through injury, is vice-captain. India A Multi-day squad: Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal [C], Sai Sudharsan [VC], Yash Rathod, Shaik Rasheed, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Anshul Kamboj, Praful Hinge, N Jagadeesan [WK], Nachiket Bhute, V Vyshak* Gaikwad To Lead White-Ball Side; Pandya On Comeback Path Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain the one-day team, while Padikkal has been named as vice-captain. India A one-day squad: Priyansh Arya, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya*, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Gurjapneet Singh, Yash Thakur. India A One-Day squad: Priyansh Arya, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal [VC], Ruturaj Gaikwad [C], Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya*, Prabhsimran Singh [WK], Gurjapneet Singh, Yash Thakur The one-dayers offer Pandya a staged return and give Gaikwad leadership time while the senior team plays West Indies ODIs in late September and early October.
3 and was player of the series. The 15-player list includes Rajat Patidar, Sai Sudharsan, Priyansh Arya, Naman Dhir and keepers Kumar Kushagra and Prabhsimran Singh.
