India A is gearing up for their England tour, kicking off on May 30.
Team Announced for England Tour
The squad for the tour was announced on Friday.
India A will play two first-class matches against England Lions and an intra-squad match on June 13. Abhimanyu Easwaran, part of the Indian squad during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will captain the team. Dhruv Jurel has been named vice-captain.
Key Players to Miss First Match
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will miss the first match as they are still playing for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Ishan Kishan will feature against England Lions.
Other notable inclusions are spin bowler Tanush Kotian and Karun Nair, who won the Ranji Trophy with Vidarbha. Karun Nair last played a Test for India in 2017.
India A Squad:
- Abhimanyu Easwaran (captain)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Karun Nair
- Dhruv Jurel (vice-captain)
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Shardul Thakur
- Ishan Kishan
- Manav Suthar
- Tanush Kotian
- Mukesh Kumar
- Akash Deep
- Harshit Rana
- Anshul Kamboj
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Tushar Deshpande
- Harsh Dubey