India A, which will be led by Shreyas Iyer, is all set to compete tri-series tournament along with England Lions and Windies A in England starting from June 17.
Cricket news: The player failed to pass the prescribed 16.1 mark in the fitness test
The tour consists of four practise matches which will be followed by six league games. This will be followed by top two teams making it to the finals.
India A will feature in two practise matches against Yorkshire and Leicestershire on 17th and 19th June, while the main league matches will start from 22nd June.
Many talented young players in the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Shubhman Gill and Deepak Chahar will have the opportunity to showcase their skills and talent.
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But the young talented wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson will miss the tour as Sanju failed to pass the mandatory yo-yo test, which is a must-pass fitness test which is conducted before any player gets selected into the squad.
The reports in Mumbai Mirror suggested that Sanju failed to pass the prescribed 16.1 mark in the yo-yo test. The India A team has already began their preparations for the tour shortly after they had landed in England.
The tri-series tournament will be very important for the youngsters as the senior team has some important and big matches coming in the future, and the performance in this tri-series whether a player gets selected in the senior team or not.
India A’s updated one-day squad for the tri-series:
Shreyas Iyer(c), Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, G H Vihari, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar, Krishnappa Gowtham, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Shardul Thakur
Here’s the tour schedule:
Jun 17, Sun
Yorkshire vs India A, 1st practice match
Headingley, Leeds
3:30 PM IST
Warwickshire vs Windies A, 2nd practice match
Edgbaston, Birmingham
3:30 PM IST
Jun 19, Tue
Leicestershire vs India A, 3rd practice match
Grace Road, Leicester
3:30 PM IST
Worcestershire vs Windies A, 4th practice match
New Road, Worcester
3:30 PM IST
Jun 22, Fri
England Lions vs India A, 1st Match
County Ground, Derby
3:30 PM IST
Jun 23, Sat
England Lions vs Windies A, 2nd Match
County Ground, Derby
3:30 PM IST
Jun 25, Mon
India A vs Windies A, 3rd Match
Grace Road, Leicester
3:30 PM IST
Jun 26, Tue
England Lions vs India A, 4th Match
Grace Road, Leicester
3:30 PM IST
Jun 28, Thu
England Lions vs Windies A, 5th Match
County Ground, Northampton
3:30 PM IST
Jun 29, Fri
India A vs Windies A, 6th Match
County Ground, Northampton
3:30 PM IST
Jul 02, Mon
TBC vs TBC, Final
Kennington Oval, London
3:30 PM IST