BCCI announces IND-A squad for 2nd and 3rd unofficial Test matches against ENG Lions
BCCI announced the India-A squad for the remaining two multi-day matches against England Lions.
New Delhi: BCCI officially announced the India A squad for the remaining two unofficial Test matches against England Lions. Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead the Indian team like the previous two tour matches. BCCI made this announcement through a press release.
“The Men's Selection Committee has chosen the India 'A' squad for the second and third multi-day matches against the England Lions,” the Indian Cricket Board said in their press release.
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India 'A' squad for second and third multi-day matches against England Lions announced.
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India 'A' squad for the 2nd multi-day match: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Tilak Varma, Kumar Kushagra, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Vidwath Kaverappa, Upendra Yadav, Akash Deep, Yash Dayal
India 'A' squad for the 3rd multi-day match: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Washington Sundar, Shams Mulani, Arshdeep Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Vidwath Kaverappa, Upendra Yadav, Akash Deep, Yash Dayal
The first tour match between the two sides ended in a draw and the second tour match and first unofficial test are likely to lead to a victory for the England Lions. Surprisingly, BCCI has dropped Sarafaraz Khan from the India-A squad for the third and final multi-day match despite him being one of the top performers for the host side.
India's emerging hero Rinku Singh will also join India-A for the third and final match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad if he performs well. He could also get his first Test call-up for India in the second of the Test series against England.
Scheme
January 12-13: England Lions vs India A, Narendra Modi Stadium – Ground B, Ahmedabad
January 17-20: England Lions vs India A, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
January 24-27: England Lions vs India A, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
February 1-4: England Lions vs India A, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad