Shreyas Iyer to lead India A in One-Day tri-series in England

The selection committee led by MSK Prasad has announced India A squad for the tour of England which will commence on June 22. The teams for both One-Day tri-series and four-day matches have been announced by them. While Karun Nair will lead the side in the whites, Shreyas Iyer has been handed over the captaincy in the limited overs. However, a lot of new names have been picked by the selectors by keeping the future in mind it seems and all these players are set to be coached by Rahul Dravid.

The tour for India A side will begin with the One-Day tri-series against England Lions (A team) and Windies A on June 22. They are also set to play a four-day game against the Lions at Worcester from July 16 to 19. The team will also face a couple of County sides on the tour which will be three-day games.

U19 stars included in the team

Prithvi Shaw has been included in both the squads and his U19 teammate Shubman Gill has found a place in the One-Day squad of the tour. Both are doing well for their respective teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) teams. Krunal Pandya has also been rewarded for his consistent showings in the IPL and will be seen in the coloured jersey. The young crop of fast bowlers has been included in both the squads which clearly indicates that the selectors are looking at the future.

Interestingly, for four-day matches, all the players who did well in the Ranji Trophy this season have been picked. The likes of Ravikumar Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Ankit Bawne are part of the team. Vijay Shankar is also in the plans for the longest format and has been included in the squad along with young bowling line-up of Navdeep Saini and Rajneesh Gurbani who wrecked havoc in the domestic season this year.

Here’s the India A squad for One-Day tri-series:

Shreyas Iyer (Capt), Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubhman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Vijay Shankar, Krishnappa Gowtham, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shardul Thakur

Here’s the India A squad for four-day matches:

Karun Nair (Capt), Ravikumar Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Ankit Bawne, Vijay Shankar, KS Bharat (wk), Jayant Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Rajneesh Gurbani

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