BCCI introduced the India A squad that can lock horns with Australia A in two four-day video games, beginning September 16. Whereas India and Australia are slated to play solely a white-ball sequence throughout codecs, the matches will give a possibility for India to warm-up forward of the house Check season. Notably, India are slated to play two Checks in opposition to West Indies in October adopted by a pair extra red-ball matches in opposition to South Africa in November.
Whereas the India A Squad offers a good quantity of concept in regards to the gamers who will characteristic in the primary squad, let’s check out the outstanding absentees who did not make the lower.
Sarfaraz Khan
India middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan, who hasn’t been within the fray because the New Zealand house Check sequence final yr, would have hoped to make the lower and return to the scheme of issues. Nonetheless, a quadriceps harm within the Buchi Babu match compelled him to overlook the continuing Duleep Trophy 2025 and subsequently missed out on a potential spot within the India A squad.
Danish Malewar
The 21-year-old Vidarbha teenager has been on the rise since his unimaginable first-class debut final season. He was a vital cog in Vidarbha profitable their third Ranji Trophy title, amassing a staggering 783 runs at a median of 52.20 together with two centuries and 6 fifties. He additionally hit an important 153 within the ultimate in opposition to Kerala. Now, he has additionally turn into the first-ever centurion from Vidarbha in Duleep Trophy historical past. Regardless of such heroics and gorgeous type, Malewar did not safe a spot within the just lately introduced India A aspect.
Auqib Nabi
The J&Ok pacer just lately impressed within the Duleep Trophy 2025 semis the place he took a five-wicket haul on a batting monitor and gained the participant of the match for his heroics. Previous to that in Ranji Trophy 2024-25, he completed because the second-highest wicket-taker with 44 scalps at a formidable common of 13.93. His current heroics would have made one consider {that a} call-up to the India A aspect is sort of inevitable however his absence can be an enormous miss.
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad was a shocking exclusion from the India A squad since he has been a part of the final two excursions in opposition to England Lions and Australia A earlier this yr. Gaikwad was even the captain of the aspect that travelled Down Underneath earlier than the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Whereas he has been unlucky to not earn his Check debut but, his current omission as soon as once more raised eyebrows. It’s because he has seemed in good contact after getting back from harm that he picked up throughout IPL 2025. He scored a century through the Buchi Babu match after which made a whopping 184 off 206 balls within the ongoing Duleep Trophy 2025 semis. Within the earlier Ranji Trophy too, Gaikwad has seemed in good contact with 330 runs from 5 innings at a median of 66, together with one century and two half-centuries.
Musheer Khan
20-year-old Musheer Khan is one other promising expertise lacking from the India A aspect. After impressing within the home circuit, he was anticipated to make the lower within the India A aspect through the Border Gavaskar Trophy final yr however an unlucky automobile accident put him on the sidelines. He made his red-ball return for the MCA Colts on their UK tour in July this yr and was in elegant contact, hitting a number of tons. The teenager’s most notable efficiency got here in opposition to Notts’ 2nd XI, the place he scored a memorable century and scalped six wickets. Nonetheless, it appears Musheer might want to wait extra and re-earn the belief of the selectors to seek out his method in.
Riyan Parag
The Assam all-rounder and captain has been an enormous identify in home cricket through the years. Whereas he has managed to interrupt into the T20I setup, Parag is but to earn his place within the Check fray. Moreover, he performed just one sport within the Ranji Tropy final season owing to harm which could have hindered his choice within the current announcement.
Rajat Patidar
Rajat Patidar made his debut when England visited India in early 2024 and performed three video games however since then has been out of reckoning. Nonetheless, his current type within the Duleep Trophy 2025 raised his probabilities. He’s at present is the second-highest run scorer within the match and has slammed a century and two fifties in his three innings up to now. In Ranji Trophy 2024-25 too, he impressed with 529 runs in 11 innings at a median of 48.09. Given his present contact within the longest format, Patidar was touted for a return however his absence additionally stays a thriller.
Anshul Kamboj
Anshul Kamboj made his debut through the England tour earlier this yr after being added as a canopy for injured Arshdeep Singh. Kamboj acquired the call-up after impressing within the tour video games however couldn’t replicate it, managing only one sport. He picked up a solitary wicket within the 18 overs he bowled whereas leaking 89 runs. He additionally struggled along with his size and rhythm and for now evidently Kamboj shouldn’t be in consideration in red-ball cricket.
Karun Nair
Dynamic right-hander Karun Nair who made a return to the India Check aspect through the England tour after eight lengthy years on the benefit of a stellar home marketing campaign final season additionally wasn’t named within the India A aspect. Nonetheless, it may be assumed that his absence is because of a finger harm he picked up through the fifth England Check.
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