Tiwary, Uthappa to lead India A in Australia
Batsmen Manoj Tiwary and Robin Uthappa will captain the India A sides in their tour of Australia
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Batsmen Manoj Tiwary and Robin Uthappa will captain the India A sides in their tour of Australia which will comprise two four-day matches and a limited overs quadrangular series.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee picked the teams here Wednesday for the July-August tour, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement.
Bengal cricketer Tiwary will lead the team in two four-day games against Australia A from July 6-9 and 13-17 in Brisbane.
Back on the national scene with a fantastic Indian Premier League (IPL) season where he was the top scorer, Uthappa will lead India A in the quadrangular series.
The series will feature South Africa A, Australia A and Cricket Australia’s National Performance Squad and will be played from July 20-31 in Darwin and Palmerston.
The four-day match squad: Manoj Tiwary (Captain), K.L. Rahul, Jiwanjot Singh, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Karun Nair, Naman Ojha, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Anureet Singh, Rajat Paliwal, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Jaspreet Bumrah, B. Aparajith.
The quadrangular series squad: Robin Uthappa (Captain), Unmukt Chand, Manish Pandey, Ambati Rayudu, Manoj Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson, Parvez Rasool, Akshar Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Sharma, Karn Sharma, Rahul Shukla, Manan Vohra, Jaydev Unadkat.
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