Shreyas Iyer to lead India A in four-dayers against West Indies

On May 15, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that India A will tour West Indies and play five One-Day matches along with three Four-Dayers, July 11 onwards. On the other hand, Mumbai batsman Prithvi Shaw has been included in the squad for the One-Day matches and the third Four-Dayer.

The Board also announced that Wriddhiman Saha, who last played a first-class match at Cape Town in January 2018, would be the wicketkeeper for three four-day matches.Andhra's Srikar Bharat is also part of the squad for the three four-day games, giving India A an additional wicketkeeping option.

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Meanwhile, India A will be led by Shreyas Iyer in the four-day matches which will be played from July 24 to August 9. Alongside, Iyer is also part of the squad for the five One-Day matches which will be led by Manish Pandey.

The tour begins July 11 onwards, nearly a month after India A host Sri Lanka A in Belgaum and Hubli.

India A squad for five one-day matches: Manish Pandey (c), Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishab Pant (wk), Rahul Chahar, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan

India A squad for 1st & 2nd four-day matches:Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyank Panchal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Shivam Dube, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), KS Bharat (wk), K Gowtham, S Nadeem, Mayank Markande, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan

India A squad for 3rd four-day match:Shreyas Iyer (c), Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Shivam Dube, Mayank Markande, K Gowtham, Shahbaz Nadeem, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan