While India is preparing for the T20 World Cup, Sanju Samson has been selected as the captain of India A for the ODI series against New Zealand A.
Young all-rounder Raj Angad Bawa has been selected for the three-match home ODI series against New Zealand A from 22 September onwards.
Bawa, who played an important role in India's last U-19 World Cup triumph, is a medium-pace pacer and a left-handed middle-order batter.
Raj Bawa scored 252 runs during the U-19 World Cup for Team India, and 9 wickets in 6 matches. His best innings was of 162 runs.
When Raj Angad was five years old, his grandfather Tralochan Bawa, who won the hockey gold medal at the 1948 Olympics, passed away.
Former India star batter Yuvraj Singh used to train under Raj's father. Like Yuvi, Raj also wears the number 12 jersey.
Raj Bawa, who hails from Punjab, has played only two Ranji matches for Chandigarh. He has now been selected for the India A team.
Raj Angad Bawa was bought by Punjab Kings for a base price of 20 lakhs. However in IPL 2022, he could score only 11 runs in two matches.
The Chetan Sharma-led selection committee wants to prepare him as a substitute for Hardik Pandya.
This step might be taken to reduce the workload of Pandya.