The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the India A squad for the two multi-day matches against Australia A. The first match of the red-ball series is scheduled to start from September 16, 2025, and the second multi-day match will commence on September 23, 2025. Both matches will take place at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
India middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, who missed his place in the Suryakumar Yadav-led Asia Cup 2025 squad, will lead the side in the two-match series against Australia A. India wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, who played in the fifth and final Test at The Oval against England in their last assignment, has been named Iyer’s deputy.
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Australia A Tour of India |
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Date (From) |
Date (To) |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
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1 |
Tue |
16-Sep-25 |
Fri |
19-Sep-25 |
09:30 |
1st Multi Day |
Lucknow |
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2 |
Tue |
23-Sep-25 |
Fri |
26-Sep-25 |
09:30 |
2nd Multi Day |
Lucknow |
BCCI also mentioned that veteran wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul and star speedster Mohammed Siraj will also join the squad, replacing two players after the multi-day match against Australia A.
"KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj will be added to the squad for the 2nd multi-day match and will replace two players in the squad after the 1st multi-day match" said BCCI in a press release.
Notably, both KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj featured together for the Shubman Gill-led side in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. After the Test series against England, both batters failed to get a spot in the Asia Cup squad as the management picked young players for the continental tournament.
The multi-day red-ball matches will be followed by three one-day games, scheduled to take place on September 30, 2025, October 03, 2025 and October 05, 2025, respectively, at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.
India ASquad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, N Jagadeesan (WK), Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel (VC & WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Harsh Dubey, Ayush Badoni, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Manav Suthar, Yash Thakur