On Monday, October 21, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the India A squad for the upcoming tour. Australia.
The upcoming India 2024 tour of Australia will be of great importance as players who perform well in the matches will increase their chances of getting into India’s starting line-up for the five-match Border-Gavaskar 2024-25 series against Cricket Australia. Team.
Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the India A team in the tour of Australia
The BCCI Men’s Selection Committee has named a 15-strong India A squad for the matches in the Australian tour. Star batsman Ruturaj Gaikwa has been given the leadership responsibility and veteran batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran will act as his deputy.
Gaikwad seems to be seen as one of the captaincy choices for the future by the Indian selectors as he also captained India C in Duleep Trophy 2024 and Rest of India in Irani Cup 2024.
Ruturaj Gaikwad will be hoping for a great performance with the bat in the Australian tour to strengthen his case for a place in the starting line-up as a back-up.
Gaikwad’s deputy and domestic cricket superstar Abhimanyu Easwaran will also get a chance to stake his claim in the Indian squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Other notable names in the team include Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui and Baba Indrajith – all of whom have been performing quite well of late.
The team has two goalkeeper options – Ishan Kishi and Abishek Porel. Kishan is slowly making his way back into the Indian team and the Australian tour will be crucial for him to finally reclaim his place in the national team.
The team has two spinners, Manav Suthar and Tanush Kotian, while the pace bowling unit consists of Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed and Yash Dayal. Indian selectors will be keeping a close eye on the pace quartet as an additional pacer may be needed with Mohammad Shami’s availability in the Indian squad for the Border-Gavaskar series a question mark.
Squad for India Australia tour
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (WK), Abishek Porel (WK), Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Manav Sutar, Tanush Kotian
India Australia Tour 2024 Schedule
India A is set to play two first-class games against Australia A in Mackay and Melbourne. The same squad will then take on Rohit Sharma-led India in a three-day domestic match in Perth.
| India Australia tour, 2024 | ||||||
| no. | Date (From) | Date (To) | Start day | Time (local) | Encounter | Location |
| 1 | 31 October 24 | 3 November 24 | on Thursday | 10:00 a.m | 1st first class | GBRA, Mackay |
| 2 | 7 November 24 | 10 November 24 | on Thursday | 10:30 a.m | 2nd first class | MCG, Melbourne |
| 3 | 15 November 24 | 17 November 24 | Friday | 10.20 | Match Simulation | WACA, Perth |
