India A Name Squads for One-Day and Multi-Day Series Against Australia A

India A have named their squads for the upcoming series against Australia A, with separate captains leading the one-day and multi-day legs as selectors look to fine-tune fringe options ahead of the international season.

Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain the one-day squad, with Devdutt Padikkal as his deputy, while the multi-day squad flips the leadership with Padikkal at the helm and Sai Sudharsan as vice-captain. Hardik Pandya has been included in the one-day squad, subject to fitness, as he continues his path back into the senior setup.

One-Day squad vs Australia A: Priyansh Arya, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya*, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Gurjapneet Singh, Yash Thakur.

Multi-Day squad vs Australia A: Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal (c), Sai Sudharsan (vc), Yash Rathod, Shaik Rasheed, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Anshul Kamboj, Praful Hinge, N Jagadeesan (wk), Nachiket Bhute, V Vyshak*.

The two-format series continues the now-familiar pattern of using India A fixtures as an audition ground for fringe players across formats, with several names looking to force their way into selection conversations for the senior side over the coming months.