sports desk : The Indian team has been announced for the two-match Test series with India A and Australia A from October 31. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been made the captain. Whereas Ishan Kishan has returned to this team. Abhimanyu Easwaran has been made the vice-captain of the team. India A has announced a 15-member squad. In which Sai Sudarshan has been included.
BCCI has included Ishaan in the Indian team for the first time after being out of the Central Contact of the Board. This season, Ishaan has also played Duleep Trophy and Ranji Trophy matches. Ishaan has scored centuries in both the tournaments. After which BCCI has given place to Ishaan in the Indian team. If Ishaan performs well in this series then he can be a part of the Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar series also.
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Two test match series will be played with Australia
Two 'Tests' against Australia A will be played from October 31 to November 3 at Mackay and then from November 7 to 10 at MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). The team has been announced under the leadership of Ruturaj.
| serial number | start date | end date | the day | time (local) | match | place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 October '24 | 3 November '24 | Thursday | 10:00 AM | 1st first class | gbra, mackay |
| 2 | 7 Nov '24 | 10 Nov '24 | Thursday | 10:30 AM | 2nd first class | MCG, Melbourne |
| 3 | 15 Nov '24 | 17 Nov '24 | Friday | 10:20 AM | match simulation | WACA, Perth |
India A squad for Australia A tour: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudarshan, B Inderjeet, Abhishek Porel (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Ricky Bhui, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Manav Suthar, Navdeep Saini, Khalil Ahmed, Tanush Kotian, Yash Dayal.
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