Deepak Chahar and Ishan Kishan to join India A squad for South Africa tour

Fast bowler Deepak Chahar and explosive batsman Ishan Kishan will soon join India A squad in South Africa. Both these cricketers are currently in Kolkata with the national T20I squad. After the conclusion of the third and final T20I against New Zealand, Ch🥀ahar and Kishan will fly to Bloemfontein on Sunday (November 21).

Notably, the India📖 A side under the captaincy of Priyank P🌟anchal has already reached Bloemfontein for the three-match red-ball series. Chahar and Kishan will assemble in Mumbai on November 24 and fly from there. There is also a possibility of Shardul Thakur joining the squad at a later date.

Not to forget, Hanuma Vihari was a late entrant to the 14-member squad that the selection committee initially announced on November 9. Kishan will join as the second wicketkeeper in the outfit that has Upendra Yadav as the first-choice glovesman.

Similarly, Chahar will strengthen the pace-bowling attack, which already has four speedsters in the form of Navdeep Saini, Umran Malik, Ishan Porel and Arzan Nagwaswalla.

The Indian♒ A side will playꦐ three four-day games, with the first match starting on November 23. The second and third game will start from November 29 and December 6, respectively.

Here is updated India A squad for South Africa tour:

Priyank Panchal (c), Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt 🌜Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Baba Aparajith, Ishan Kishan (wk), Upendra Yadav (wk), K Gowtham, Rahul Chahar, Saurabh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Umran Malik, Ishan Porel, Deepak Chahar, Arzan Nagwaswalla.