BCCI announces India A squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand A

IPL 2022 stars Umran Malik, Yash Dayal, and Rajat Patidar are the big names in India A squad that is set to face New Zealand A in September 2022. The Kiwi players will be touring India for three four-day unofficial Tests, which will be followed by as many List A fixtures. It will be a power-packed month as the senior team will be busy with the Asia Cup 2022, and the ‘A’ team will be in action too. The majority of the 16-player roster features budding cricketers like Tilak Varma of Hyderabad and Umran Malik of Jammu & Kashmir. While the former received praises in bulk from Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene when he represented the five-time champions in 2022, the latter was probably the name on every player and fan’s mind as he ignited the tournament with his pace. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked India A squad for the four-day matches against New Zealand A starting next month. New Zealand A will tour India for three four-day matches and as many one-day games. The red-ball matches will be held in Bengaluru and Hubli. Squads for the white-ball games to be played in Chennai will be announced later,” the BCCI media release stated. A packed September for the Indian A side The first game will be played from September 1 to September 4 and the second game is scheduled to be played from September 8 to September 11. The third and final game will be played from September 15 to September 18. While the first and last games are scheduled to be hosted by the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, the second game will be played at KSCA Rajnagar Stadium in Hubli. The three One-day games will be played on September 22, 25, and 27 respectively and all the fixtures will be hosted by the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The squad for the white-ball games will be announced soon, but as for the red-ball games, the team’s mainstay Priyank Panchal has been named as Team India’s skipper. Abhimanyu Easwaran will also be a crucial player in the side. India A squad for four-day matches: Priyank Panchal (Captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Tilak Varma, KS Bharat (wk), Upendra Yadav (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal, Arzan Nagwaswalla

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BCCI announces India A squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand A

The first game will be played on September 1, and New Zealand's tour will conclude on September 27.

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