BCCI announced a powerful 20-man squad for the India A tour of England. The India A side, led by Abhimanyu Easwaran, will play 2 4-day games against England Lions. The tour games precede the India vs England Tests and the selectors have named a strong contingent to choose from. While the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mukesh Kumar have made the cut, a few obvious choices have missed out.
India A squad: Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh and Sai Kishore among big misses
India’s 20-man squad did not include Shreyas Iyer. The 30-year-old played the last of his 14 Tests a year ago and has been out of the picture. He had a decent Ranji Trophy season with Mumbai, scoring 480 runs in just 7 innings. Shreyas has established himself as a reliable middle-order batsman in ODIs and the hope remains he does the same in Test cricket.
He was however overlooked. One reasoning could be to give Iyer a break, having played the Champions Trophy and stepped straight into the IPL 2025. His side Punjab Kings’ are in the race for the playoffs as well. BCCI however have named Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan in the squad for the 2nd game, a provision they could have made for Shreyas as well.
Shreyas’ PBKS teammate Arshdeep Singh was also a significant miss. The selectors named Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep and Harshit Rana – all of whom played the BGT earlier this year. Singh was expected to make the cut due to his left-arm angle, but missed out. Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore is another notable absentee. He picked up 24 wickets in 5 games in the Ranji Trophy and has impressed with the Gujarat Titans. However, he finds himself down the pecking order with Harsh Dubey and Manav Suithar in the mix.
Ruturaj Gaikwad lucky?
While Shreyas Iyer missed out, Ruturaj Gaikwad made the cut. The CSK star was ruled out midway during IPL 2025 with a fracture. He only played 3 Ranji games this season, scoring 330 runs with 2 fifties and a hundred. The Maharashtra was believed to be far below the pecking order, but luck has prevailed to see the CSK star have a chance to impress in England.
The same can be said for Ishan Kishan. The keeper was dropped for opting out of Ranji Trophy duties after establishing himself as a capable deputy for Rishabh Pant. Kishan’s form has been far from satisfactory in the IPL, having tapered off since his century. Tushar Deshpande has also struggled for form. The RR pacer has had a forgettable IPL season and last played a first class game more than a year ago.
India A squad vs England Lions: Abhimanyu Easwaran (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (vice-capt & wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (wk), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande and Harsh Dubey.
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