Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was named as captain of the India 'A' team that will tour the West Indies in June for three four-day matches, three one-dayers and two Twenty20s.
Published: Apr 27, 2012, 05:03 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 27, 2012, 05:03 PM (IST)
Cheteshwar Pujara (above) will lead India A and Wriddhiman Saha was named his deptuy four the tour of West Indies © Getty Images
Mumbai: Apr 27, 2012
Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was named as captain of the India ‘A’ team that will tour the West Indies in June for three four-day matches, three one-dayers and two Twenty20s.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the Cricket Centre and selected the 15-man squad for the Caribbean tour.
Wriddhiman Saha has been named as Pujara’s deputy.
The squad also includes talented Rohit Sharma, who faces stiff competition from the likes of in-form batsmen Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan and Manoj Tiwary.
The fast bowling department will be spearheaded by Ashok Dinda and Rudra Pratap Singh while the spin attack will have Rahul Sharma, Jalaj Saxena and Akshay Darekar.
Kensington Oval in Barbados, Arnos Vale Cricket Ground in St Vincent and the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia will stage the four-day matches, while the T20s will be played at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and the one-dayers at the new Queen’s Park in Grenada.
The tour commences with a four-day match at the Kensington Oval on June 2. (PTI)
Squad: Cheteshwar Pujara (c), Wriddhiman Saha (vc), Abhinav Mukund, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Rahul Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Jalaj Saxena, R P Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Robin Bist, Akshay Darekar and Sami Ahmed.
