The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named Bengal cricketer Manoj Tiwary as the skipper of India A team for the practice games against West Indies.
West Indies will be playing two warm-up games with the A side, first on October 3 in Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium and second on October 5 at the Wankhede Stadium.
Karn Sharma, who made his debut in India’s colours in a one-off T20 against England, is also named in a 14-member squad, along with Parvez Rasool and Amit Mishra.
The selectors have also included young wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, all-rounder Stuart Binny and Murali Vijay in the squad.
Dhawal Kulkarni, right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Gurkeerat Singh Maan have also managed to make a cut for the two matches against the Caribbean team.
India A squad: Manoj Tiwary (c),Unmukt Chand, Murali Vijay, Karun Nair, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson, Stuart Binny, Parvez Rasool, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rahul Shukla, Karn Sharma and Gurkeerat Singh Maan.
