India A cricket team

The India A cricket team is a national cricket team representing India. It's the second-tier of Indian international cricket, below the full India national cricket team. The team is currently captained by Hanuma Vihari in first-class cricket and Shubman Gill in List A cricket. The team is coached by former Saurashtra player Shitanshu Kotak.

India 'A'
India-A cricket team logo
Personnel
CaptainHanuma Vihari (FC)
Shubman Gill (LA)
CoachShitanshu Kotak
Bowling coachRamesh Powar
Team information
Founded1992
History
First-class debutEngland A
in 14 January 1995
at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Official websiteOfficial Website

First-class

One-day

The matches played by India A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification respectively.

The team also played in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy as India Red. The team 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
  • Bowling coach: Ramesh Powar
  • Fielding coach: T. Dilip
  • Wicket keeping Coach : Vijay Yadav
  • Physiotherapist: Yogesh Parmar
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Anand Date
  • Performance Analyst: Devraj Raut
  • Massuer: Mangesh Gaikwad

Current squad

International cap players are marked as Bold. This is the list of players who represented India A in atleast 2 First-class or 8 List A matches in the latest home/away seasons.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Forms Note
Batsmen
Shubman Gill20Right-handed-PunjabFC, LAList A Captain
Abhimanyu Easwaran24Right-handedRight-arm leg spinBengalFC, LA
Priyank Panchal30Right-handedRight-arm mediumGujaratFC
Hanuma Vihari26Right-handedRight-arm off spinAndhraFC, LAFirst-class Captain
Anmolpreet Singh22Right-handedRight-arm off spinPunjabFC, LA
Ruturaj Gaikwad23Right-handedRight-arm off spinMaharashtraFC, LA
Mayank Agarwal29Right-handedKarnatakaFC, LA
Ricky Bhui23Right-handedRight-arm leg spinAndhraFC, LA
Manish Pandey30Right-handedRight-arm off spinKarnatakaLA
All-rounders
Shivam Dube26Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastMumbaiFC, LA
Vijay Shankar29Right-handedRight-arm mediumTamil NaduFC, LA
Axar Patel26Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxGujaratLA
Krunal Pandya29Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxBarodaLA
Washington Sundar20Left-handedRight-arm off spinTamil NaduLA
Wicket-keeper
K. S. Bharat26Right-handedWicket KeeperAndhraFC
Ishan Kishan21Left-handedWicket KeeperJharkhandLA
Wriddhiman Saha35Right-handedWicket KeeperBengalFC
Spin bowlers
Shahbaz Nadeem30Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxJharkhandFC
Rahul Chahar20Right-handedRight-arm leg spinRajasthanFC, LA
Krishnappa Gowtham31Right-handedRight-arm off spinKarnatakaFC
Mayank Markande22Right-handedRight-arm leg spinPunjabFC, LA
Pace bowlers
Mohammad Siraj26Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumHyderabadFC, LA
Sandeep Warrier29Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumKeralaFC, LA
Ishan Porel21Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumBengalFC, LA
Khaleel Ahmed22Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumRajasthanLA
Avesh Khan23Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumMadhya PradeshFC

See also
  • India Under-19 cricket team
  • Indian cricket team

References
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