Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the 15-member India A squad for the excursion of Australia, BCCI introduced on Monday.
India A will play two top quality suits towards Australia A in Mackay and Melbourne respectively after which participate in a three-day intra-squad sport towards Crew India (Senior Males) in Perth.
The five-Check Border-Gavaskar Trophy starts on November 22 in Perth. Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney will host the opposite 4 Checks.
Complete Squad:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (wk), Abishek Porel (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian
Time table:
October 31 – November 3: 1st top quality fit vs Australia A – GBRA, Mackay
November 7-10: second top quality fit vs Australia A – MCG, Melbourne
November 15-17: Intra-squad fit vs Crew India (Senior Males) – WACA, Perth