Srikar Bharat has been named India A captain for his or her upcoming South Africa tour however has been ignored of India’s Test squad for the two-match Test sequence in opposition to the Proteas beginning December 26. Bharat was part of India’s enjoying XI that performed in opposition to Australia within the ICC World Test Championship last (2021-23 cycle) at The Oval.
The wicketkeeper-batter was additionally picked for India’s final Test task, in opposition to the West Indies however wasn’t picked within the enjoying XI in both of the 2 Tests as Ishan Kishan donned the gloves.
However, the fixtures in opposition to South Africa A will likely be one other alternative for the Visakhapatnam-born to impress the selectors and make a case for a comeback within the longest format of the game. On the opposite hand, Mumbai’s prolific run-getter Sarfaraz Khan is a notable addition to the A squad.
Sarfaraz boasts eye-catching numbers in first-class cricket. The 26-year-old batter has aggregated 3589 runs within the circuit at an astounding common of 71.78, together with 13 centuries and 9 half-centuries. Sai Sudharsan, Vidhwath Kaverappa and Abhimanyu Easwaran are the opposite noteworthy inclusions to the India A squad.
Sudharsan has been constantly racking up runs in List A and on the first-class degree. The Tamil Nadu batter averages 65.05 in List A and 43.63 in first-class cricket. He was additionally the third-leading run-scorer (362 runs) for Gujarat Titans throughout the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2023 season.
India A squad for the first four-day match:
Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran*, Devdutt Padikkal, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat (C)(wk), Dhruv Jurel, Shardul Thakur, Pulkit Narang, Sourabh Kumar, Manav Suthar, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Tushar Deshpande.
India A squad for third four-day match:
Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran*, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KS Bharat (C)(wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Akash Deep, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Navdeep Saini.
