BCCI announces India A squad for four-day matches against New Zealand A

The All-India Senior Selection Committee, on Wednesday, August 24, named a strong India A squad for the upcoming three four-day matches against New Zealand A. Priyank Panchal has been appointed as the skipper for the red-ball series.

Panchal was earlier called up to the Indian team on the tour of South Africa, but he didn’t take part in any of the three Test matches.

Umran Malik made his debut in Ireland, after which he played in England, but was thereafter left out. He isn’t a part of the Asia Cup squad either. However, he has a chance of staking his claim back onto the national side after being picked for India A.

Sarfaraz Khan was exceptional in the Ranji Trophy and he has been rewarded with a spot in the India A team. Kuldeep Yadav and



Rahul Chahar aren’t taking part in the Asia Cup, but will have a chance to perform for the India A team.

The likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajat Patidar, Tilak Varma, KS Bharat and Prasidh Krishna will also play for India A in their matches against New Zealand.

The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore is set to host all three matches of the series, starting Thursday, September 1.

The one-day series between India and New Zealand is scheduled to get underway on Thursday, September 22.

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.