Confident India A set to take on England Lions
India A, under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane, takes on England Lions in a five-match One Day Internationals and two four-day Tests.
Published : Jan 22, 2019 21:49 IST
The cricket bandwagon continues with its relentless trail, the exhilarating series win over the Australians by the Indian team still fresh in the memories of the countless fans of the game. The stage, now, is set for the India A squad, under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane to carry the good tidings ahead as it takes on England Lions in a five-match One Day Internationals and two four-day Tests starting here on Wednesday. While all the one-dayers are to be played at the Sports Hub, Kariyavattom, the two Tests are to be held in Krishnagiri (Wayanad) and Mysuru.
Read: India needs Dhoni at the World Cup, says Gautam Gambhir The BCCI selection committee has named two different squads, one for the initial three ODIs and another for the remaining two, led by Ankit Bawne. Essentially meaning that it is serious with the preparations of the Indian squad for the upcoming World Cup, though that this series clashing with the final stages of the Ranji Trophy does mean that some of the deserving talent will miss these matches.
India A Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Anmolpreet Singh, Rituraj Gaekwad, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Ankit Bawne, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Axar Patel, Mayank Markande, Jayant Yadav, Siddarth Kaul Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini. England Lions Sam Billings (captain), Danny Briggs, Matthew Carter, Zak Chappell, Joe Clark, Alex Davis, Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Sam Hain, Tom Cadmore, Said Mohammed Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, James Porter, Tom Bailey, Max Holdon, Amar Wirdi. |