Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead the India A side during their forthcoming tour to England, ahead of the five-match Test series of the senior side. The selectors have extended their faith in the 29-year-old Easwaran despite his poor returns during the A team’s tour to Australia last year, ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Dhruv Jurel, meanwhile, has been selected as Easwaran’s deputy. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Kumar Reddy, both Test regulars for the India senior side, have also made the India A squad. The team will also be bolstered by the likes of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan who will join the squad from the second match.
Easwaran, who has yet to represent the national side, returned scores of 12, 7, 0 and 17 as India A lost both unofficial games on tour in Australia.
“The Men’s Selection Committee has named the India A squad for the upcoming tour of England, where the team will play two first-class matches against the England Lions at Canterbury and Northampton. The tour will conclude with a match against Team India (Senior Men),” the BCCI said in a statement on Friday.
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“Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will join the squad ahead of the second match,” the statement added as a note.
Shardul Thakur, Karun Nair and Ishan Kishan have also been named in the India A squad, marking their return to the national set up after a long break. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was injured and ruled out of the entire IPL season, was also picked which indicates that the batter might be on his way to full fitness soon.
Vidarbha left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey, who took a record 69 wickets in Ranji Trophy this season, is also part of the touring party. Pacers Harshit Rana and Akash Deep, who were part of the Test squad in Australia, and batter Sarfaraz Khan have also been picked for the shadow tour of England.
India A squad for England tour: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey
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India A vs England A 2025 match schedule:
May 30- June 2: India A vs England Lions in Canterbury
June 6-9: India A vs England Lions in Northampton
June 13-16: India A vs India senior team in Beckenham