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 Shubman Gill in List A cricket. The team is coached by former Saurashtra player Shitanshu Kotak.[5][6]

India 'A'
India-A cricket team logo
Personnel
CaptainMayank Agarwal
CoachShitanshu Kotak
Fielding coachT. Dilip
Team information
Founded1992
History
First-class debutEngland A
in 14 January 1995
at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium[1][2]
Official websiteOfficial Website

First-class

One-day

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: T. Dilip
  • Wicket keeping Coach : Vijay Yadav
  • 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 Gill22Right-handedRight arm off spinPunjabFC, LAList A Captain
Abhimanyu Easwaran26Right-handedRight-arm leg spinBengalFC, LA
Priyank Panchal32Right-handedRight-arm mediumGujaratFCFirst Class Captain
Hanuma Vihari28Right-handedRight-arm off spinAndhraFC, LA
Anmolpreet Singh24Right-handedRight-arm off spinPunjabFC, LA
Ruturaj Gaikwad25Right-handedRight-arm off spinMaharashtraFC, LA
Mayank Agarwal31Right-handedRight-arm off spinKarnatakaFC, LA
Ricky Bhui25Right-handedRight-arm leg spinAndhraFC, LA
Manish Pandey32Right-handedN/AKarnatakaLA
All-rounders
Shivam Dube28Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastMumbaiFC, LA
Vijay Shankar31Right-handedRight-arm mediumTamil NaduFC, LA
Axar Patel28Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxGujaratLA
Krunal Pandya31Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxBarodaLA
Washington Sundar22Left-handedRight-arm off spinTamil NaduLA
Krishnappa Gowtham33Right-handedRight-arm off spinKarnatakaFC
Wicket-keepers
K. S. Bharat28Right-handedN/AAndhraFC
Ishan Kishan23Left-handedN/AJharkhandFC, LA
Wriddhiman Saha37Right-handedN/ABengalFC
Spin bowlers
Shahbaz Nadeem32Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxJharkhandFC
Rahul Chahar22Right-handedRight-arm leg spinRajasthanFC, LA
Mayank Markande24Right-handedRight-arm leg spinPunjabFC, LA
Pace bowlers
Mohammad Siraj28Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumHyderabadFC, LA
Sandeep Warrier30Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumTamil NaduFC, LA
Ishan Porel23Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumBengalFC, LA
Khaleel Ahmed24Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumRajasthanLA
Avesh Khan25Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumMadhya PradeshFC

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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