BCCI announces India a group for England; Karun Nair, Sai Sudirsan in, Abhimanyu Easwaan to Captain | Mint

The Council of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the India ‘a’ group for the upcoming tour of England. The Indian ‘A’ team plays three games before the senior India team plays the first Test against England, which is expected to start June 20 at Leeds. The India will play a team of two games against the English Lions before playing an intra-Squad match, which will probably also make up the senior team members. India A will play England Lions in Canterbury and Northampton before moving to Beckenham for the Intra group. India a Fixtures Match Date & Time (IST) room 1st First -Class Match 30 May – June 2 at 2:30 pm Canterbury 2nd First -Class game 6 – 9 June at 14:30 Northampton Intra Squad match 13 – 16 at 14:30 o’clock Beckenham will watch the three matches. Stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma recently retired from the Test team, opening at least two places in the top order. Karun Nair back Abhimanyu Easwaran, who is the India ‘A’ group captain, will be eager to deliver a good performance, as he is in the fight to have a top position in the senior India team. He was a top performer in the domestic circle and has a good chance of packing a place. Karun Nair is another hopeful in India that will be looking for a place, although in the form of a return. Batsman Delhi Capitals had a few years in domestic cricket and many asked him to return to the Indian team. This may be as soon as the veteran batter returns to the national configuration after an eight -year gap. Nair could possibly replace the vacant number 4 -place, which has been cohli’s for more than a decade. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will join the group before the second game. India a group: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WC), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WC), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anders Kambooj, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kambooj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey