India A cricket team
The India A cricket team is a national cricket team representing India. It is the second-tier cricket of India national cricket team.[3] The team is currently captained by Priyank Panchal in first-class cricket[4] and Yash Dhull in List A cricket. Its coached by former Saurashtra player Shitanshu Kotak.[5][6]
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Team information | |||
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Founded | 1992 | ||
History | |||
First-class debut | England A in 14 January 1995 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium[1][2] | ||
Official website | Official Website | ||
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The matches played by India A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receive first-class and List A classification respectively.[3] It is a developmental team, often domestic players first get selected in this team before playing for senior team.
The team had played in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy as India Red, Its names were changed for the 2006 version of this tournament. India A became India Red. The team has won the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy four times (2001/02, 2003/04, 2004,05, 2009/10) and shared the trophy thrice (1998/99, 2006/07, 2011/12).
Coaching staff
- Head coach & Batting coach: Shitanshu Kotak
- Fielding coach: Munish Bali
- Fast Bowling Coach: Troy Cooley
- Spin Bowling Coach: Sairaj Bahutule
- Physiotherapist: Yogesh Parmar
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Anand Date
- Performance Analyst: Devraj Raut
- Massuer: Mangesh Gaikwad
Current squad
This is a list of players who have received an India A call-up in the last two home/away seasons (excluding 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup where India picked an Under-23 team).[7][8][9][10] International cap players are marked in bold.
Issue
BCCI do not regularly organise international tours of India A.[11]
References
- "1st 'TEST': India-A v England-A at Bangalore, 14-17 Jan 1995". ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 1995. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- India A v England A, 1st first-class match - CricketArchive
- "India A cricket team". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Sain, Vijay (30 December 2019). "Hanuma Vihari looking forward to India A's upcoming New Zealand tour after IPL snub". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Who are Sitanshu Kotak and Paras Mhambrey? Know all about Rahul Dravid's replacement as India A and U-19 coach". Times Now News. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Rahul Dravid replaced as India A, India U19 coach". 29 August 2019. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
- "India A unofficial Test Squad - India A in South Africa, 2021 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "India A Squad - New Zealand A in India, 2022 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "India A Squad - New Zealand A in India, 2022 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "India A First Unofficial Test Squad - India A in Bangladesh, 2022 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "Time to blood Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal; Dravid, Rohit, selectors need to be bolder". 12 June 2023.