India squad for Australia tour: full squad list and player names

Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead India’s 15-member A team for the tour of Australia, the BCCI announced on Monday.

India A will play two first-class matches against Australia A in Mackay and Melbourne respectively, before taking part in a three-day intra-squad game against India (Senior Men) in Perth.

The five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins on November 22 in Perth. The remaining four Tests will be held in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Full composition:

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VK), Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (wk), Abhishek Porel (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Khalil Ahmed, Yash Dayal , Navdeep Saini, Manav Sutar, Tanush Kotian

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Schedule:

October 31 – November 3: 1st First Class Match vs Australia A – GBRA, Mackay

November 7-10: 2nd First-Class Match vs Australia A – MCG, Melbourne

November 15-17: Intra-squad match against India (senior men) – WACA, Perth