The Board of Management for Cricket in India has introduced two separate India A squads for the upcoming three-match one-day collection in opposition to Australia A in Kanpur, setting the stage for an intriguing contest. The collection is designed to function a vital preparatory platform for the senior facet, who will face Australia in a three-match ODI collection starting on October 19. Notably absent from each squads are India’s key ODI stalwarts, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who won’t make an look regardless of earlier hypothesis. Their absence has led to the appointment of two completely different captains for the collection.
The absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and the rise of twin captaincy
The announcement confirms the tip of hypothesis concerning the return of Rohit and Kohli to aggressive cricket by way of the India A collection. Each gamers, who’ve been out of motion for the reason that conclusion of IPL 2025 in Might, had their final outings for India in the course of the Champions Trophy 2025 in March. This would be the first time they’ll don India’s white-ball colors since that event.
A major element is that each Kohli and Rohit have retired from Assessments and T20Is, with ODIs being the one format they now play for the nationwide facet. Whereas each had been in rivalry for a comeback within the India A collection, they’re now anticipated to make a direct return for the senior ODI collection in opposition to Australia in October. Of their absence, the BCCI has carried out a twin captaincy mannequin.Rajat Patidar, the IPL-winning captain, will lead the Indian A staff within the first ODI, whereas younger expertise Tilak Varma will assume the captaincy for the ultimate two matches. This choice permits the board to evaluate new management choices and check rising gamers.
India’s squad ODI composition in opposition to Australia and the Kanpur schedule
The BCCI has strategically named two completely different squads for the three-match collection, offering alternatives to a large pool of rising expertise. All of the matches are scheduled to happen on the Inexperienced Park Stadium in Kanpur. The primary ODI, set for September 30, will see Patidar on the helm, main a squad that varieties the core of the facet with gamers like Prabhsimran Singh, Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni and Ravi Bishnoi.
For the second and third ODIs, scheduled for October 3 and October 5 respectively, Varma would be the skipper, with Rajat Patidar serving as his vice-captain. The squad for the ultimate two matches can even embrace gamers like Abhishek Sharma, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, who’re set to affix the staff after their commitments within the Asia Cup 2025 conclude. The article additionally mentions the absence of different common gamers like Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj, who weren’t picked for the collection because of the begin of the West Indies Check collection on October 2.
India A squad for the first one-day match:
Rajat Patidar (C), Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Priyansh Arya, Simarjeet Singh.
India A squad for 2nd and third one-day:
Tilak Varma (C), Rajat Patidar (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh.
