This player's entry into Team India after 1 year for Australia tour, career was ruined because of Hardik

By News Update On Oct 23, 2024

Team India: The Border Gavaskar Trophy is to be played between India and Australia later this year. Before this series, the Indian A team will tour Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the India A squad for this tour. A 27 year old young player has been given the command of this team. At the same time, a strong player has entered Team India after a long time. From here this player will once again try to make his place in the senior team. BCCI had also terminated the central contract of this player.

Team India: Who became the captain?

Taking a big decision, BCCI has made Ruturaj Gaikwad the captain of India A (Team India). Earlier, Ruturaj Gaikwad was also selected as the captain of the Rest of India team for the Irani Cup. At the same time, his recent performance has also been quite excellent. He also played a captaincy innings against Mumbai in Ranji Trophy. In this match, he scored a century in only 87 balls. Let us tell you, the first match of this series against Australia A will be played in Mackay from 31st October. Whereas the second match will be held in Melbourne from 7th November.

Which player got the chance

Actually, Ishan Kishan was out of Team India for a long time. This left-handed player has also been rewarded for his good play. Recently, he has played many brilliant innings one after the other, due to which he has managed to make his place in the India A team. Ishan had a tough time ignoring domestic cricket last season, after which BCCI had also terminated the central contract of this player.

When were you last seen?

This 26-year-old young player was last included in the squad of Team India for the 2023-24 South Africa tour. But he returned to India mid-tour. After this, BCCI also dropped him from the central contract. In such a situation, coming to India A is good news for him. Now his eyes are going to be on making a place in the senior team.

India A team for Australia tour

Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vice-captain), Sai Sudarshan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Inderjeet, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Porel (wicketkeeper), Mukesh Kumar, Khalil Ahmed, Yash Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian.