Shreyas Iyer was on Thursday appointed India ‘A’ captain for a three-match one-day series against Australia ‘A’ in Kanpur from September 30, setting him up for a possible leadership role in the senior 50-over side, but he will be away from red-ball cricket for the next six months.
Besides Iyer, 30, who recently informed the BCCI’s chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar that he cannot take the rigours of red-ball cricket owing to a stiff back, the other key players in the India ‘A’ squad are Ravi Bishnoi, wicketkeeper-batter Prabhsimran Singh, big-hitting all-rounder Riyan Parag and Ayush Badoni among others.
Top-order batter Abhishek Sharma, who scored fine half-centuries against Pakistan and Bangladesh in the Asia Cup Super 4s, middle-order batter Tilak Varma, pacers Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh will all join the side for the second and third match on October 3 and 5.
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