Notably, the All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Mumbai to pick India A squad for the upcoming five-match one-day series against South Africa A.
India's Shreyas Iyer in action during the 2nd ODI match between India and West Indies at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Aug 11, 2019. (Photo: Twitter/BCCI)
Middle-order batsmen Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey will lead the India A teams in the five one-day matches against South Africa A starting later this month in Thiruvananthapuram, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Monday.
Notably, the All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Mumbai to pick India A squad for the upcoming five-match one-day series against South Africa A.
Pandey will lead the team picked for the first three matches, while the team for the remaining two games will be led by Iyer.
The 1st One Day will be played on 29 August, 2nd on 31 August, 3rd on 2 September, 4th on 4 September and the final one on 6 September. All five matches will be played at The Sports Hub, Thiruvananthapuram and will be telecast live.
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Talking about Iyer’s recent form, the 24-year-old hit back-to-back fifties in the final two ODIs in the West Indies to help India clinch the three-match series 2-0 after the first match got washed out. The Mumbaikar, who batted at No. 5, is going to be India’s No. 4 in ODIs. Meanwhile, Pandey, who played in all the three T20Is in the West Indies which preceded the one-dayers, failed to impress with the bat.
India A team for the first three matches: Manish Pandey (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Anmolpreet Singh, Nitish Rana, Ricky Bhui, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Krunal Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed.
India A team for the last two matches: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shubman Gill, Prashant Chopra, Anmolpreet Singh, Ricky Bhui, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Ishan Porel.
(With inputs from IANS)
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