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Shreyas Iyer to captain India 'A' in one-dayers against Australia A

Thursday, 25-Sep-2025, 07:15 AM
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Indian batter Shreyas Iyer has been entrusted with the captaincy, as he will lead India A squad in a three‑match one‑day series against Australia A from September 30 to October 5 at Green Park, Kanpur. Rajat Patidar, who had originally been named captain for this assignment, has now been handed the responsibility to lead the Rest of India squad against Ranji Trophy Champions Vidarbha in the Irani Cup, beginning October 1. 

Tilak Varma, who is currently with India in the UAE for the Asia Cup, will be Iyer's deputy for the second and third games. Abhishek Sharma, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, who are also in Dubai for the Asia Cup, will join the India A squad for the second and third matches post Asia Cup. 

For the Irani Cup match, the squad includes the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Yash Dhull, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Akash Deep and Khaleel Ahmed.

India A squad for 1st one-day match: Shreyas Iyer (capt), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abishek Porel (wk), Priyansh Arya, Simarjeet Singh

India A squad for 2nd and 3rd one-day matches: Shreyas Iyer (capt), Tilak Varma (vice-capt), Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (wk), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh

Rest of India squad Irani Cup: Rajat Patidar (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Aryan Juyal (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yash Dhull, Shaikh Rasheed, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Saransh Jain




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