Published: Aug 02, 2016, 04:22 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 02, 2016, 04:22 PM (IST)
Wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha, who was supposed to lead India A in quadrangular series in Australia, has been replaced by Manish Pandey on Tuesday. Ojha has been dropped from squad and will travel to Australia only in September for four-day games. The other players who will not travel Down Under are Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar and Akhil Herwadkar for limited-overs series. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mandeep Singh and Hardik Pandya will replace them. Pandey will lead the squad for limited-overs series while Ojha will take over for four-day match. All the four players who will not play limited-overs series Down Under, were the strength of India A and have played in conditioning camp at Natinal Cricket Academy in Bangalore earlier this month. ALSO READ: India A attend fitness camp in NCA ahead of Australia tour
Ojah spoke to New Indian Express and said, “Selectors have made four changes in the team (India A) and now I will go only for the four-day matches. Mera naam hatake unhone four changes kiya hai (they’ve removed me and made four changes), I was told two days ago.” ALSO READ: IND A set to tour AUS for quadrangular ODI series
The team is scheduled to leave for Australia on August 4 while coach Rahul Dravid will leave five days later. Dravid is going to spend some time with his ailing mother. India A will play against Australia A, South Africa A and Cricket Australia National Performance Squad in quadrangular series that is slated to start from August 13. India will also be playing four-day games against Australia A in Brisbane and the other will be played under lights from September 8.
Squad for limited-overs series: Manish Pandey (c), Faiz Fazal, Mandeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Barinder Sran, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson (wk).
