India A will face Australia A in a three-match ODI series starting September 30th, and the squad has been officially announced. Shreyas Iyer has been appointed captain for the series, while Abhishek Sharma has been included in the squad and is expected to play in the second and third ODIs. Sharma’s selection also raises speculation that he could be part of Team India’s upcoming ODI series against Australia.

Interestingly, both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have not been named in the India A squad. Earlier reports suggested that the selection committee wanted the senior stars to play for India A ahead of the Australia tour, but neither is included this time.

India A Squad for the Series

First ODI: Shreyas Iyer, Prabhsimran Singh, Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel, Priyansh Arya, Simarjeet Singh.

Second ODI: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh.

Key Players Missing

Several prominent names like Rajat Patidar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Ishan Kishan are missing from India A’s squad, as they are participating in the Irani Cup, which begins on October 1st. Rajat Patidar has been named captain of the Rest of India squad, with Ruturaj Gaikwad as vice-captain.

Rest of India Squad: Rajat Patidar, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Aryan Juyal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yash Dhull, Sheikh Rashid, Ishan Kishan, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Saransh Jain.

This India A squad gives young talents an opportunity to impress ahead of the senior team’s fixtures, and the series against Australia A promises to be competitive.