Hyderabad: Middle-Order batsman Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey will lead India A in the five-match unofficial ODI series. The BCCI had earlier announced this through a press statement. The series is set to begin from Thursday, August 29 in Thiruvananthapuram.
The team practiced with Rahul Dravid ahead of the first unofficial one-dayer. While Manish Pandey is set to lead India A for the first three matches, Shreyas Iyer has been handed the responsibility to lead the team for the last two matches.
The first match is set to begin from August 29 at Sports Hub ground at Thiruvananthapuram.
Both Manish Pandey and Shreyas Iyer were earlier handed a chance in West Indies wherein Iyer impressed by scoring two half-centuries. Manish Pandey, on the other hand, got a chance to be part of the T20I playing XI in West Indies.
India A team for 1st, 2nd and 3rd matches: Manish Pandey (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Anmolpreet Singh, Ricky Bhui, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Krunal Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Nitish Rana
India A team for 4th and 5th matches: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shubman Gill, Prashant Chopra, Anmolpreet Singh, Ricky Bhui, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Nitish Rana, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Ishan Porel
