Hanuma Vihari will captain India A team in the two four-day games ﷽against hosts New Zealand and Shubman Gill will lead the side in two tour matches and three one-day games.
On the New Ze🧔aland tour, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal are expected to steer India A off to a good start. Suryakumar Yadav, who has been in sublime form lately, has also been included in the squad.
Jharkhand’s Ishan Kishan has also been picked as the wicket-keeper. All eyes will be on Hardik Pandya, who is making his comeback to the international level after being sidelined due to his back surgery.
Also, Test specialis🔯ts like Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma will get much-needed match time in New Zealand ahead of the two-Test series, beginning in Wellington on February 21. The second Test will be played in Christchurch from February 29.
The squads for the limited-overs home series against Sri Lanka and Australia were also announced by the BCCI on Monday.
India A squad for two tour matches and three one-day games: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, 🐼Shubman Gill (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Axar Patel, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Warrier, Ishan Porel, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammad Siraj.
India A squad for 1st four-day game: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubmaꦏn Gill, Hanuma Vihari (Captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), ꧙Shivam Dube, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Warrier, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Ishan Porel, Ishan Kishan.
India A squad for 2nd four-day game: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gi﷽ll, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Hanuma Vihari (Captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Shivam Dube, R Ashwin, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Warrier, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Ishan Porel.
