BCCI Announces India A Squad For England Tour, No Shreyas Iyer, Abhimanyu Easwaran To Lead. Prior to the exciting five-match Test series in England, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced a strong India A tour squad. The A squad consists of a mix of young players and established performers, and in the spirit of strategy. It is clear that the selectors are pursuing and enhancing their red-ball bench strength.
Abhimanyu Easwaran has been appointed India A captain of the squad. Dhruv Jurel as vice-captain and one of the keepers. The selectors have plans to give overseas experience to players who are on the fringe of Test selection.
There is an abundance of pace and spin options in the squad. The pace attack consists of Shardul Thakur, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana, and Tushar Deshpande. The spinners are Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Harsh Dubey, and Anshul Kamboj.
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One exclusion to note is middle-order stalwart Shreyas Iyer, especially when considering his form and fitness leading into his likely inclusion in the test squad, and there is an element of the selectors moving towards an emphasis on current form and readiness for longer-format consideration.
With Shubman Gill, a leading batter, and Sai Sudharsan, a fitting contributor, flying out to join the team before the second match, he is expected to further balance and add experience to a talented team.
India A Squad for England Tour:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain), Sarfaraz Khan, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (vice-captain) (wicket-keeper), Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Harsh Dubey, Khaleel Ahmed, and Tushar Deshpande.
Note: Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will be joining the team ahead of the second match of the tour.
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With the senior team due to face England in a marquee Test series, this India A tour is an almost perfect opportunity for players to put their name in the ring for selection. The performances in English conditions will be noted by selectors and used as a roadmap for India’s future in red-ball cricket.
