India A cricket team

The India A cricket team is a national cricket team representing India. It is the second-tier of Indian international cricket, below the full India national cricket team.[3] The team is currently captained by Priyank Panchal in first-class cricket[4] and Sanju Samson in List A cricket. The team is coached by former Saurashtra player Shitanshu Kotak.[5][6]

India 'A'
India-A cricket team logo
Team information
Founded1992
History
First-class debutEngland A
in 14 January 1995
at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium[1][2]
Official websiteOfficial Website

First-class

List A

The matches played by India A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification respectively.[3]

The team also played in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy as India Red. The team names were changed for the 2006 version of this tournament. India A became India Red. The team has won the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy four times (2001/02, 2003/04, 2004,05, 2009/10) and shared the trophy thrice (1998/99, 2006/07, 2011/12).

Coaching staff
  • Head coach & Batting coach: Shitanshu Kotak
  • Fielding coach: Munish Bali
  • Fast Bowling Coach: Troy Cooley
  • Spin Bowling Coach: Sairaj Bahutule
  • Physiotherapist: Yogesh Parmar
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Anand Date
  • Performance Analyst: Devraj Raut
  • Massuer: Mangesh Gaikwad

Current squad

International cap players are marked as Bold. This is the list of players who represented India A in at least 2 First-class or 8 List A matches in the latest home/away seasons.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Forms Note
Batsmen
Shubman Gill23Right-handedRight arm off spinPunjabFC, LA
Abhimanyu Easwaran27Right-handedRight-arm leg spinBengalFC, LA
Priyank Panchal33Right-handedRight-arm mediumGujaratFCFirst-Class Captain
Sarfaraz Khan25Right-handedRight-arm leg spinMumbaiFC
Hanuma Vihari29Right-handedRight-arm off spinAndhraFC, LA
Devdutt Padikkal22Left-handedRight-arm off spinKarnatakaFC
Prithvi Shaw23Right-handedRight arm off spinMumbaiFC, LA
Anmolpreet Singh25Right-handedRight-arm off spinPunjabFC, LA
Ruturaj Gaikwad26Right-handedRight-arm off spinMaharashtraFC, LA
Mayank Agarwal32Right-handedRight-arm off spinKarnatakaFC, LA
Ricky Bhui26Right-handedRight-arm leg spinAndhraFC, LA
Manish Pandey33Right-handed—KarnatakaLA
Baba Aparajith28Right-handedRight-arm off spinTamil NaduFC
Tilak Varma20Left-handedRight-arm off spinHyderabadFC, LA
Rajat Patidar29Right-handedRight-arm off spinMadhya PradeshFC, LA
Rahul Tripathi32Right-handedRight-arm mediumMaharashtraLA
Yashasvi Jaiswal21Left-handedRight-arm leg spinMumbaiFC
Rohan Kunnummal25Right-handedRight-arm off spinKeralaFC
All-rounders
Shivam Dube29Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastMumbaiFC, LA
Vijay Shankar32Right-handedRight-arm mediumTamil NaduFC, LA
Axar Patel29Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxGujaratLA
Krunal Pandya32Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxBarodaLA
Washington Sundar23Left-handedRight-arm off spinTamil NaduLA
Krishnappa Gowtham34Right-handedRight-arm off spinKarnatakaFC
Saurabh Kumar30Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxUttar PradeshFC
Shahbaz Ahmed28Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxBengalLA
Jayant Yadav33Right-handedRight-arm off spinHaryanaFC
Rishi Dhawan33Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastHimachal PradeshLA
Raj Angad Bawa20Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastChandigarhLA
Wicket-keepers
K. S. Bharat29Right-handed—AndhraFC, LA
Upendra Yadav26Right-handedRight-arm off spinRailwaysFC
Ishan Kishan24Left-handed—JharkhandFC, LA
Wriddhiman Saha38Right-handed—BengalFC
Sanju Samson28Right-handedRight-arm off spinKeralaLAList-A Captain
Spin bowlers
Shahbaz Nadeem33Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxJharkhandFC
Rahul Chahar23Right-handedRight-arm leg spinRajasthanFC, LA
Mayank Markande25Right-handedRight-arm leg spinPunjabFC, LA
Kuldeep Yadav28Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox spinUttar PradeshFC, LA
Pace bowlers
Mohammed Siraj29Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumHyderabadFC, LA
Deepak Chahar30Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRajasthanFC
Navdeep Saini30Right-handedRight-arm fastDelhiFC
Prasidh Krishna27Right-handedRight-arm fastKarnatakaFC
Shardul Thakur31Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastMumbaiFC, LA
Sandeep Warrier32Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumTamil NaduFC, LA
Ishan Porel24Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumBengalFC, LA
Khaleel Ahmed25Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumRajasthanLA
Avesh Khan26Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumMadhya PradeshFC
Umran Malik23Right-handedRight-arm fastJammu and KashmirFC, LA
Arzan Nagwaswalla25Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fastGujaratFC
Yash Dayal25Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumUttar PradeshFC
Mukesh Kumar29Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastBengalFC
Kuldeep Sen26Right-handedRight-arm fastMadhya PradeshLA
Atit Sheth27Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastBarodaFC

See also

References
  1. "1st 'TEST': India-A v England-A at Bangalore, 14-17 Jan 1995". ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 1995. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. India A v England A, 1st first-class match - CricketArchive
  3. "India A cricket team". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 16 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Sain, Vijay (30 December 2019). "Hanuma Vihari looking forward to India A's upcoming New Zealand tour after IPL snub". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. "Who are Sitanshu Kotak and Paras Mhambrey? Know all about Rahul Dravid's replacement as India A and U-19 coach". Times Now News. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Rahul Dravid replaced as India A, India U19 coach". Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
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