New Delhi: 

Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named the skipper as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the India A squad for the tour to England. The squad announcement which had to come in the last week, was delayed due to the suspension of the Indian Premier League, which was halted for more than a week due to the conflict between India and Pakistan.

The tour will begin on May 30 where India A will take on England in two matches. The first contest will being on May 30 in Canterbury while the other will start on June 6 in Northampton. Additionally, India A will also play the senior men’s side in an intra-squad match on June 13 in Beckenham. This game takes place seven days before the start of the five-match series Test series between India and England in Leeds.

Meanwhile, apart from Easwaran, who was in the fray to lead the side, the squad sees Yashasvi Jaiswal and Karun Nair as the other names while Dhruv Jurel has been named as the vice-captain. Flamboyant batter Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharshan will join the squad ahead for the second match. Shardul Thakur has made his way into the India A squad while Ishan Kishan, Harshit Rana and Khaleel Ahmed are the other players to be included. Shreyas Iyer has missed out a place surprisingly.

India A squad:

Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey

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