Shreyas Iyer will captain India A in two red-ball games against Australia A later this month. Find the full squad here.
Shreyas Iyer to captain India A against Australia A; KL Rahul, Siraj also in action
On Saturday (September 6), the BCCI announced a 15-player squad to take on Australia A in two four-day matches in Lucknow later this month. The most significant news is the inclusion of Mumbai batter Shreyas Iyer as skipper. He has led India A in first-class cricket four times before, all back in 2018. Iyer captained Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title in 2024, and Punjab Kings to the final in 2025.
He was an integral part of India's Champions Trophy victory earlier this year, but did not find a place in the Test squad for the tour of England, or the T20I squad for the Asia Cup which begins on September 9. Iyer is currently playing in the Duleep Trophy for West Zone, under the captaincy of Mumbai teammate Shardul Thakur.
Iyer has not played a Test match since the home series against England in 2024, following which he even lost his BCCI central contract for 2023-24. He scored 480 runs at an average of 68.57 and strike rate of 90.22 in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season.
Delhi batter Ayush Badoni, fresh off a Duleep Trophy double century, is in line for a first-class debut for India A, having played four times in limited-overs cricket. Punjab quick Gurnoor Brar is another new face in the squad. He took 26 wickets in the most recent Ranji Trophy season, at 20.30 apiece.
Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna are the five Test-capped players in the squad, apart from Iyer. Test regulars KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj have also been included for the second four-day game. They will replace two squad members, whose names will be confirmed after the first match.
India A squad vs Australia A: Full team list
Batters
Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran, B Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, KL Rahul*.
Wicketkeepers
N Jagadeesan, Dhruv Jurel (vc).
All-rounders
Harsh Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar.
Bowlers
Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Thakur, Mohammed Siraj*.
*second multi-day match only.
India A vs Australia A: Full list of fixtures
- 1st four-day match: September 16-19 at Lucknow
- 2nd four-day match: September 23-26 at Lucknow
- 1st one-day match: September 30 at Kanpur
- 2nd one-day match: October 3 at Kanpur
- 3rd one-day match: October 5 at Kanpur
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