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{{Short description|Second-tier national team}}
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|image = [[File:India A Logo.jpg|100px]]
|caption = India-A cricket team logo
|caption = India-A cricket team logo
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|coach = [[Shitanshu Kotak]]
|coach =  
|fielding_coach = T. Dilip
|fielding_coach =  
|captain = [[Hanuma Vihari]] ([[First-class cricket|FC]])<br />[[Shubman Gill]] ([[List A cricket|LA]])
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|first_fc = [[England Lions cricket team|England A]]
|first_fc = [[England Lions cricket team|England A]]
|first_fc_year = 14 January 1995
|first_fc_year = 14 January 1995
|first_fc_venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/ENG-A_IN_IND/ENG-A_IND-A_UT1_14-17JAN1995.html|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=14 January 1995|accessdate=16 May 2021|title=1st 'TEST': India-A v England-A at Bangalore, 14-17 Jan 1995}}</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/60/60009.html India A v England A, 1st first-class match - CricketArchive]</ref>
|first_fc_venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/ENG-A_IN_IND/ENG-A_IND-A_UT1_14-17JAN1995.html|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=14 January 1995|access-date=16 May 2021|title=1st 'TEST': India-A v England-A at Bangalore, 14-17 Jan 1995}}</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/60/60009.html India A v England A, 1st first-class match - CricketArchive]</ref>
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The '''India A cricket team''' is a national [[cricket]] team representing [[India]]. It is the second-tier of Indian international cricket, below the full [[India national cricket team]].<ref name=".0">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/india-a-cricket-team|title=India A cricket team|work=[[Sports Keeda]]|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The team is currently captained by '''Hanuma Vihari''' in first-class cricket<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/cricket/hanuma-vihari-looking-forward-to-india-a-s-upcoming-new-zealand-tour-after-ipl-snub|title=Hanuma Vihari looking forward to India A's upcoming New Zealand tour after IPL snub|first=Vijay|last=Sain|date=30 December 2019|access-date=16 May 2021|work=[[Sports Keeda]]}}</ref> and '''Shubman Gill''' in List A cricket. The team is coached by former [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] player [[Shitanshu Kotak]].<ref name=".1">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/who-are-sitanshu-kotak-and-paras-mhambrey-know-all-about-rahul-dravids-replacement-as-india-a-and-u-19-coach/478365|title=Who are Sitanshu Kotak and Paras Mhambrey? Know all about Rahul Dravid's replacement as India A and U-19 coach|date=29 August 2019|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en|url-status=live|work=[[Times Now|Times Now News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul Dravid replaced as India A, India U19 coach| url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/rahul-dravid-replaced-as-india-a-india-u-19-coach-125777.html|access-date=24 Jan 2020}}</ref>
The '''India A cricket team''' is a national [[cricket]] team representing [[India]]. It is the second-tier cricket of [[India national cricket team]].<ref name=".0">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/india-a-cricket-team|title=India A cricket team|work=Sports Keeda|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en}}</ref> The team is currently captained by [[Priyank Panchal]] in first-class cricket<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/cricket/hanuma-vihari-looking-forward-to-india-a-s-upcoming-new-zealand-tour-after-ipl-snub|title=Hanuma Vihari looking forward to India A's upcoming New Zealand tour after IPL snub|first=Vijay|last=Sain|date=30 December 2019|access-date=16 May 2021|work=Sports Keeda}}</ref> and [[Yash Dhull]] in List A cricket. Its coached by former [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] player [[Shitanshu Kotak]].<ref name=".1">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/who-are-sitanshu-kotak-and-paras-mhambrey-know-all-about-rahul-dravids-replacement-as-india-a-and-u-19-coach/478365|title=Who are Sitanshu Kotak and Paras Mhambrey? Know all about Rahul Dravid's replacement as India A and U-19 coach|date=29 August 2019|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en|work=[[Times Now|Times Now News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul Dravid replaced as India A, India U19 coach| date=29 August 2019| url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/rahul-dravid-replaced-as-india-a-india-u-19-coach-125777.html|access-date=24 Jan 2020}}</ref>


The matches played by India A are not considered to be [[Test cricket|Test matches]] or [[One Day International]]s, instead receiving [[First-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A cricket|List A]] classification respectively.<ref name=".0">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/india-a-cricket-team|title=India A cricket team|work=[[Sports Keeda]]|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
The matches played by India A are not considered to be [[Test cricket|Test matches]] or [[One Day International]]s, instead receive [[First-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A cricket|List A]] classification respectively.<ref name=".0">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/india-a-cricket-team|title=India A cricket team|work=Sports Keeda|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en}}</ref> It is a developmental team, often domestic players first get selected in this team before playing for senior team.


The team also played in [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]] as India Red. The team 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).
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).{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}


== Coaching staff ==
== Coaching staff ==
* Head coach & Batting coach: '''[[Shitanshu Kotak]]'''
* Head coach & Batting coach: '''[[Shitanshu Kotak]]'''
* Fielding coach: '''T. Dilip'''
* Fielding coach: '''Munish Bali'''
* Wicket keeping Coach : '''[[Vijay Yadav (cricketer)|Vijay Yadav]]'''
* Fast Bowling Coach: '''[[Troy Cooley]]'''
* Spin Bowling Coach: '''[[Sairaj Bahutule]]'''
* Physiotherapist: '''Yogesh Parmar'''
* Physiotherapist: '''Yogesh Parmar'''
* Strength & Conditioning Coach: '''Anand Date'''
* Strength & Conditioning Coach: '''Anand Date'''
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==Current squad==
==Current squad==
International cap players are marked as '''Bold'''. This is the list of players who represented India A in at least 2 First-class or 8 List A matches in the latest home/away seasons.  
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 [[ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup|Under-23 team]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=India A unofficial Test Squad - India A in South Africa, 2021 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-a-in-south-africa-2021-22-1277058/india-a-unofficial-test-squad-1288546/series-squads |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India A Squad - New Zealand A in India, 2022 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-a-in-india-2022-1329818/india-a-squad-1330834/series-squads |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India A Squad - New Zealand A in India, 2022 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-a-in-india-2022-1329818/india-a-squad-1335535/series-squads |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India A First Unofficial Test Squad - India A in Bangladesh, 2022 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-a-in-bangladesh-2022-23-1345446/india-a-first-unofficial-test-squad-1346110/series-squads |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> International cap players are marked in '''bold'''.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! colspan="7" | Batsmen
! colspan="7" | Batsmen
|-
|-
|| '''[[Shubhman Gill]]''' || {{age|1999|9|8}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off spin]] || [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] || FC, LA || List A Captain
|| '''[[Prithvi Shaw]]''' || {{age|1999|11|9}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off spin]] || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| [[Priyank Panchal]] || {{age|1990|04|9}} || Right-handed ||  Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] || {{age|1995|09|6}} || Right-handed ||  Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || FC, LA ||  
|| [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] || {{age|1995|09|6}} || Right-handed ||  Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || FC, LA ||  
|-
|-
|| [[Priyank Panchal]] || {{age|1990|04|9}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] || FC ||  
|| '''[[Hanuma Vihari]]''' || {{age|1993|10|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Hanuma Vihari]]''' || {{age|1993|10|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || FC, LA || First-class Captain
|| [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]] || {{age|1997|10|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| [[Anmolpreet Singh]] || {{age|1998|03|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] || FC, LA ||
|| '''[[Devdutt Padikkal]]''' || {{age|2000|7|7}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]''' || {{age|1997|01|31}} || Right-handed ||  Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] || FC, LA ||
|| '''[[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]''' || {{age|1997|01|31}} || Right-handed ||  Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Mayank Agarwal]]''' || {{age|1991|2|16}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] || FC, LA ||
|| [[Rajat Patidar]] || {{age|1993|06|1}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| [[Tilak Varma]] || {{age|2002|11|8}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Rahul Tripathi]]''' || {{age|1991|03|2}} || Right-handed ||  Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] || LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Yashasvi Jaiswal]]''' || {{age|2001|12|28}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| [[Ricky Bhui]] || {{age|1996|09|29}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || FC, LA ||
|| [[Yash Dhull]] || {{age|2002|11|11}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Manish Pandey]]''' || {{age|1989|09|10}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] || LA ||  
|| [[Rohan Kunnummal]] || {{age|1998|05|10}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] || FC ||
|-
|-
! colspan="7" | All-rounders
! colspan="7" | All-rounders
|-
|-
|| '''[[Shivam Dube]]''' || {{age|1993|06|26}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] || FC, LA ||  
|| [[Baba Aparajith]] || {{age|1994|07|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]]''' || {{age|1991|01|26}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] || FC, LA ||  
|| '''[[Krishnappa Gowtham]]''' || {{age|1988|10|29}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Axar Patel]]''' || {{age|1994|1|20}} || Left-handed || [[Left arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] || LA ||  
|| [[Saurabh Kumar (cricketer)|Saurabh Kumar]] || {{age|1993|5|1}} || Left-handed || [[Left arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Krunal Pandya]]''' || {{age|1991|3|24}} || Left-handed || [[Left arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] || LA ||
|| '''[[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]]''' || {{age|1994|12|12}} || Left-handed || [[Left arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || LA ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Washington Sundar]]''' || {{age|1999|10|5}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] || LA ||
|| '''[[Rishi Dhawan]]''' || {{age|1990|02|19}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]] || LA ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Krishnappa Gowtham]]''' || {{age|1988|10|29}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] || FC ||
|| [[Raj Bawa]] || {{age|2002|11|12}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Chandigarh cricket team|Chandigarh]] ||  LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Jayant Yadav]]''' || {{age|1990|01|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] || FC ||
|-
|-
! colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers
! colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers
|-
|-
|| [[K. S. Bharat]] || {{age|1993|10|3}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || FC ||  
|| [[Upendra Yadav (cricketer)|Upendra Yadav]] || {{age|1996|10|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Ishan Kishan]]''' || {{age|1998|7|18}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]] || LA ||  
|| '''[[Ishan Kishan]]''' || {{age|1998|7|18}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]] || FC ||  
|-
|-
|| '''[[Wriddhiman Saha]]''' || {{age|1984|10|24}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || FC ||  
|| '''[[K. S. Bharat]]''' || {{age|1993|10|3}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Sanju Samson]]''' || {{age|1994|11|11}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] || LA ||
|-
|-
! colspan="7" | Spin bowlers
! colspan="7" | Spin bowlers
|-
|| '''[[Shahbaz Nadeem]]''' || {{age|1989|8|12}} || Right-handed || [[Left arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Rahul Chahar]]''' || {{age|1999|08|04}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] || FC, LA ||
|| '''[[Rahul Chahar]]''' || {{age|1999|08|04}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Mayank Markande]]''' || {{age|1997|11|11}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] || FC, LA ||  
|| '''[[Kuldeep Yadav]]''' || {{age|1994|12|14}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Left-arm unorthodox spin|unorthodox spin]] || [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team |Uttar Pradesh]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|-
!colspan="7" | Pace bowlers
!colspan="7" | Pace bowlers
|-
|-
|| '''[[Mohammad Siraj]]''' || {{age|1994|3|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] || FC, LA ||  
|| '''[[Navdeep Saini]]''' || {{age|1992|11|23}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Sandeep Warrier]]''' || {{age|1991|04|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] || FC, LA ||
|| [[Arzan Nagwaswalla]] || {{age|1997|10|17}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| [[Ishan Porel]] || {{age|1998|09|05}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || FC, LA ||
|| '''[[Umran Malik]]''' || {{age|1999|11|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu and Kashmir]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|-
|| '''[[Khaleel Ahmed]]''' || {{age|1997|12|05}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] || LA ||  
|| [[Ishan Porel]] || {{age|1998|09|05}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || FC ||
|-
|| '''[[Deepak Chahar]]''' || {{age|1992|8|7}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] || FC ||
|-
|| '''[[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]]''' || {{age|1993|10|12}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || FC ||
|-
|| [[Yash Dayal]] || {{age|1997|12|13}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] || FC ||
|-
|| '''[[Shardul Thakur]]''' || {{age|1991|10|16}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Kuldeep Sen]]''' || {{age|1996|10|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] || LA ||
|-
|| [[Atit Sheth]] || {{age|1996|02|03}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] || FC ||
|-
|| '''[[Prasidh Krishna]]''' || {{age|1996|2|19}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] || FC ||
|-
|-
|| [[Avesh Khan]] || {{age|1996|12|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] || FC ||
|}
|}
==Issue==
BCCI do not regularly organise international tours of India A.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/time-to-blood-in-ruturaj-gaikwad-yashasvi-jaiswal-dravid-rohit-selectors-need-to-be-bolder-8658330/ | title=Time to blood Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal; Dravid, Rohit, selectors need to be bolder | date=12 June 2023 }}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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*[https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/india-a-1781 Cricinfo India A]
*[https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/india-a-1781 Cricinfo India A]


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Latest revision as of 15:21, 27 September 2023


India 'A'
File:India A Logo.jpg
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 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]

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).[citation needed]

Coaching staff[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

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 Shaw 26 Right-handed Right arm off spin Mumbai FC, LA
Priyank Panchal 36 Right-handed Right-arm medium Gujarat FC
Abhimanyu Easwaran 30 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Bengal FC, LA
Hanuma Vihari 32 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Andhra FC
Sarfaraz Khan 28 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Mumbai FC
Devdutt Padikkal 26 Left-handed Right-arm off spin Karnataka FC
Ruturaj Gaikwad 29 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Maharashtra FC, LA
Rajat Patidar 33 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Madhya Pradesh FC, LA
Tilak Varma 23 Left-handed Right-arm off spin Hyderabad FC, LA
Rahul Tripathi 35 Right-handed Right-arm medium Maharashtra LA
Yashasvi Jaiswal 24 Left-handed Right-arm leg spin Mumbai FC
Yash Dhull 23 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Delhi FC
Rohan Kunnummal 28 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Kerala FC
All-rounders
Baba Aparajith 32 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Tamil Nadu FC
Krishnappa Gowtham 37 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Karnataka FC
Saurabh Kumar 33 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Uttar Pradesh FC
Shahbaz Ahmed 31 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Bengal LA
Rishi Dhawan 36 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Himachal Pradesh LA
Raj Bawa 23 Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Chandigarh LA
Jayant Yadav 36 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Haryana FC
Wicket-keepers
Upendra Yadav 29 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Railways FC
Ishan Kishan 28 Left-handed N/A Jharkhand FC
K. S. Bharat 32 Right-handed N/A Andhra FC, LA
Sanju Samson 31 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Kerala LA
Spin bowlers
Rahul Chahar 27 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Rajasthan FC, LA
Kuldeep Yadav 31 Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin Uttar Pradesh FC, LA
Pace bowlers
Navdeep Saini 33 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Delhi FC, LA
Arzan Nagwaswalla 28 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Gujarat FC
Umran Malik 26 Right-handed Right-arm fast Jammu and Kashmir FC, LA
Ishan Porel 27 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Bengal FC
Deepak Chahar 34 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Rajasthan FC
Mukesh Kumar 32 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Bengal FC
Yash Dayal 28 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Uttar Pradesh FC
Shardul Thakur 34 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Mumbai FC, LA
Kuldeep Sen 29 Right-handed Right-arm fast Madhya Pradesh LA
Atit Sheth 30 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Baroda FC
Prasidh Krishna 30 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Karnataka FC

Issue[edit | edit source]

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

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References[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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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