The Board of Control for Cricket in India has unveiled the squads for India A vs England Lions, second and third matches with Rinku Singh joining the team for the latter. India A are competing against the England Lions in three unofficial Test matches on home soil in correspondence with the senior Test series, which will witness India and England pitted against each other for five matches spanning nearly two months. (More Cricket News)
Apart from Rinku, BCCI have also included 19-year-old Kumar Kushagra in the squad list. Kushagra, who secured an Indian Premier League deal with Delhi Capitals in December 2023's auction, will replace KS Bharat and Dhruv Jurel, who have been called up to the first team for the five-game England bout. Upendra Yadav is the other wicket-keeper on the list for the two games.
The squad list also reveals several white-ball regulars in the mix with those on the peripheries of the first team, such as Arshdeep Singh and Washington Sundar. A key exclusion from the third game is Sarfaraz Khan, with Shams Mulani replacing him on the roster.
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India A vs England Lions, IND-A Squads For Matches 2 And 3:
India A squad for the 2nd multi-day match: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Tilak Varma, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Vidwath Kaverappa, Upendra Yadav (wk), Akash Deep, Yash Dayal
India A squad for the 3rd multi-day match: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Washington Sundar, Shams Mulani, Arshdeep Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Vidwath Kaverappa, Upendra Yadav (wk), Akash Deep, Yash Dayal
