Rishabh Pant to lead India A against South Africa A in four-day matches
The BCCI has announced the India A team for the two four-day matches against South Africa A, starting on October 30. Rishabh Pant will lead the side in both games, which will be played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Rishabh Pant will return to competitive cricket after being out for a few months because of a foot fracture he suffered during the England Tests.
He has now recovered and is ready to play again, just as India begins a busy schedule. His comeback comes before India’s home series against South Africa, which includes two Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is starting on November 14.
"The Senior Men’s Selection Committee has picked India A’s squad for the two four-day matches to be played against South Africa at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru," the BCCI said in a statement.
Pant to Lead India A against South Africa A
The BCCI has picked two different India A squads for the four-day matches against South Africa A. The second squad includes KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna, who will come back to join the team after finishing the three ODIs against Australia on October 25.
India A squad for the 1st four-day match: Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Ayush Mhatre, N Jagdeesan (WK), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Anshul Kamboj, Yash Thakur, Ayush Badoni, Saransh Jain
India A squad for the 2nd four-day match: Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
The second four-day match will start on November 6. Meanwhile, Sai Sudharsan has been named the vice-captain for both the four-dayers despite MP captain Rajat Patidar being part of the first clash.
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