Another match as skipper for Dhoni

After returning from a Christmas break, England will play two warm-up fixtures against India A, featuring entirely different members for both games, at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on January 10 and 12.

Published : Jan 06, 2017 19:05 IST

Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead a side for the last time before playing under Virat Kohli in the ODI series against England.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead a side for the last time before playing under Virat Kohli in the ODI series against England.
lightbox-info

Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead a side for the last time before playing under Virat Kohli in the ODI series against England.

Despite relinquishing India captaincy on Wednesday, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead his team-mates in a warm-up game for India A against England before the ODI series, starting from January 15.

After returning from a Christmas break, England will play two warm-up fixtures against different India A squads, at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on January 10 and 12.

READ: >Squads for ODI, T20 announced

READ: >Kohli’s tribute: ‘You will always be my captain’

The India A squad for the first match, skippered by Dhoni, includes Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma and others. Ajinkya Rahane, who's been left out of the T20I squad, will lead the side that has, among others, Suresh Raina, Ishan Kishan and Ashoke Dinda in the second game.

India A team for 1st warm-up tie: Shikhar Dhawan, Mandeep Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma, Siddarth Kaul

India A team for 2nd warm-up tie: Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Suresh Raina, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan, Sheldon Jackson, Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Parvez Rasool, Vinay Kumar, Pradeep Sangwan, Ashoke Dinda

Sign in to unlock all user benefits
  • Get notified on top games and events
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign up / manage to our newsletters with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early bird access to discounts & offers to our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment