India A cricket team

The India A cricket team is a national cricket team representing India. It is the second-tier cricket of India national cricket team.[3] The team is currently captained by Priyank Panchal in first-class cricket[4] and Yash Dhull in List A cricket. Its coached by former Saurashtra player Shitanshu Kotak.[5][6]

India 'A'
India-A cricket team logo
Team information
Founded1992
History
First-class debutEngland A
in 14 January 1995
at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium[1][2]
Official websiteOfficial Website

First-class

List A

The matches played by India A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receive first-class and List A classification respectively.[3] It is a developmental team, often domestic players first get selected in this team before playing for senior team.

The team had played in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy as India Red, Its names were changed for the 2006 version of this tournament. India A became India Red. The team has won the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy four times (2001/02, 2003/04, 2004,05, 2009/10) and shared the trophy thrice (1998/99, 2006/07, 2011/12).

Coaching staff
  • Head coach & Batting coach: Shitanshu Kotak
  • Fielding coach: Munish Bali
  • Fast Bowling Coach: Troy Cooley
  • Spin Bowling Coach: Sairaj Bahutule
  • Physiotherapist: Yogesh Parmar
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Anand Date
  • Performance Analyst: Devraj Raut
  • Massuer: Mangesh Gaikwad

Current squad

This is a list of players who have received an India A call-up in the last two home/away seasons (excluding 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup where India picked an Under-23 team).[7][8][9][10] International cap players are marked in bold.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Forms Note
Batsmen
Prithvi Shaw23Right-handedRight arm off spinMumbaiFC, LA
Priyank Panchal33Right-handedRight-arm mediumGujaratFC
Abhimanyu Easwaran28Right-handedRight-arm leg spinBengalFC, LA
Hanuma Vihari30Right-handedRight-arm off spinAndhraFC
Sarfaraz Khan26Right-handedRight-arm leg spinMumbaiFC
Devdutt Padikkal23Left-handedRight-arm off spinKarnatakaFC
Ruturaj Gaikwad26Right-handedRight-arm off spinMaharashtraFC, LA
Rajat Patidar30Right-handedRight-arm off spinMadhya PradeshFC, LA
Tilak Varma20Left-handedRight-arm off spinHyderabadFC, LA
Rahul Tripathi32Right-handedRight-arm mediumMaharashtraLA
Yashasvi Jaiswal21Left-handedRight-arm leg spinMumbaiFC
Yash Dhull20Right-handedRight-arm off spinDelhiFC
Rohan Kunnummal25Right-handedRight-arm off spinKeralaFC
All-rounders
Baba Aparajith29Right-handedRight-arm off spinTamil NaduFC
Krishnappa Gowtham34Right-handedRight-arm off spinKarnatakaFC
Saurabh Kumar30Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxUttar PradeshFC
Shahbaz Ahmed28Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxBengalLA
Rishi Dhawan33Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastHimachal PradeshLA
Raj Bawa20Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastChandigarhLA
Jayant Yadav33Right-handedRight-arm off spinHaryanaFC
Wicket-keepers
Upendra Yadav27Right-handedRight-arm off spinRailwaysFC
Ishan Kishan25Left-handed—JharkhandFC
K. S. Bharat30Right-handed—AndhraFC, LA
Sanju Samson28Right-handedRight-arm off spinKeralaLA
Spin bowlers
Rahul Chahar24Right-handedRight-arm leg spinRajasthanFC, LA
Kuldeep Yadav28Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox spinUttar PradeshFC, LA
Pace bowlers
Navdeep Saini30Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumDelhiFC, LA
Arzan Nagwaswalla26Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fastGujaratFC
Umran Malik23Right-handedRight-arm fastJammu and KashmirFC, LA
Ishan Porel25Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumBengalFC
Deepak Chahar31Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRajasthanFC
Mukesh Kumar30Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastBengalFC
Yash Dayal25Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumUttar PradeshFC
Shardul Thakur32Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastMumbaiFC, LA
Kuldeep Sen27Right-handedRight-arm fastMadhya PradeshLA
Atit Sheth27Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastBarodaFC
Prasidh Krishna27Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumKarnatakaFC

Issue

BCCI do not regularly organise international tours of India A.[11]

See also

References
  1. "1st 'TEST': India-A v England-A at Bangalore, 14-17 Jan 1995". ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 1995. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. India A v England A, 1st first-class match - CricketArchive
  3. "India A cricket team". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. Sain, Vijay (30 December 2019). "Hanuma Vihari looking forward to India A's upcoming New Zealand tour after IPL snub". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. "Who are Sitanshu Kotak and Paras Mhambrey? Know all about Rahul Dravid's replacement as India A and U-19 coach". Times Now News. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. "Rahul Dravid replaced as India A, India U19 coach". 29 August 2019. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
  7. "India A unofficial Test Squad - India A in South Africa, 2021 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. "India A Squad - New Zealand A in India, 2022 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. "India A Squad - New Zealand A in India, 2022 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. "India A First Unofficial Test Squad - India A in Bangladesh, 2022 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  11. "Time to blood Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal; Dravid, Rohit, selectors need to be bolder". 12 June 2023.
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