Abhinav Mukund has been named as captain of the 14-man India A squad that will face Bangladesh in a warm-up match on February 4-5 in Secunderabad.
Jayant Yadav, who was an integral part of India’s Test team in their series win over England in late 2016 and spent a few weeks out due to injury, is part of the squad as he looks for match practice.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya was part of the Indian Test squad against England but did not play a single Test and he finds a place in this squad as he attempts to prove his mettle in the longest format of the game.
Young wicket-keepers Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan, who have impressed everyone over the last year, have been rewarded with a place in the India A squad.
After some top performances in the Ranji Trophy, Gujarat’s Priyank Panchal, Jharkhand’s Shahbaz Nadeem and Uttar Pradesh’s Kuldeep Yadav have also been included.
.@mukundabhinav will lead the India A squad which also has @vijayshankar260 for the 2 day warm-up game against Bangladesh
— TNCA (@TNCACricket) January 28, 2017
SQUAD
Abhinav Mukund (c), Priyank Panchal, Shreyas Iyer, Ishank Jaggi, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Aniket Choudhary, CV Milind, Nitin Saini.
