Published: Jan 28, 2017, 02:54 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 28, 2017, 03:43 PM (IST)
Ahead of the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh from February 9 in Hyderabad, a two-day warm-up game will be held at Secundrabad starting February 5. On Saturday morning, the squad for India A was announced by the BCCI. It will be led by Tamil Nadu skipper Abhinav Mukund. The squad also consists of players who had a staggering Ranji Trophy 2016-17 season. Priyank Panchal, who ended with 1,310 runs in the Ranji season, finds a spot in the squad. Rishabh Pant, the triple-centurion against Maharashtra, finds a berth as well. Ishan Kishan, who was the driving force in the dream-run to the semi-final for Jharkhand, also finds a place while Shreyas Iyer gets another chance at the ‘A’ level.
Tamil Nadu’s Vijay Shankar as well as Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya will provide the all-round options to the side. As for the bowling unit, Kuldeep Yadav and Shahbaz Nadeem find a place along with Jayant Yadav, who had a superb series against England. However, this match will be a fitness Test for the spinner ahead of the main game, as he had sustained an injury during the England series. As for the pacers, there are some surprising names in store. Bowlers like Anupam Sanklecha and Mohammed Siraj have been left out despite being among the top three wicket-takers in recently concluded season. Chama Milind, along with Aniket Choudhary and Navdeep Saini will handle the pace attack. Full Cricket Scorecard: India vs Bangladesh, one-off Test at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Although the squad features three wicketkeepers, Kishan has been listed to handle the gloves. However, the selectors will be watchful of all the three glovesmen ahead of the Test.
On January 15, the date of the one-off Test was postponed by a day as the BCCI felt that overall crowd attendance over five days will be better with the game beginning on a Thursday.
India A Squad: Abhinav Mukund (c), Priyank Kirit Panchal, Shreyas Iyer, Ishank Jaggi, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan (wk), Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Aniket Choudhary, Chama Milind, Nitin Saini.
