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|name = India 'A'
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|coach = [[Shitanshu Kotak]]
|fielding_coach = T. Dilip
|captain = [[Hanuma Vihari]] ([[First-class cricket|FC]])<br />[[Shubman Gill]] ([[List A cricket|LA]])
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|founded = 1992
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|first_fc = [[England Lions cricket team|England A]]
|first_fc_year = 14 January 1995
|first_fc_venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/ENG-A_IN_IND/ENG-A_IND-A_UT1_14-17JAN1995.html|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=14 January 1995|accessdate=16 May 2021|title=1st 'TEST': India-A v England-A at Bangalore, 14-17 Jan 1995}}</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/60/60009.html India A v England A, 1st first-class match - CricketArchive]</ref>
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The '''India A cricket team''' is a national [[cricket]] team representing [[India]]. It is the second-tier of Indian international cricket, below the full [[India national cricket team]].<ref name=".0">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/india-a-cricket-team|title=India A cricket team|work=[[Sports Keeda]]|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The team is currently captained by '''Hanuma Vihari''' in first-class cricket<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/cricket/hanuma-vihari-looking-forward-to-india-a-s-upcoming-new-zealand-tour-after-ipl-snub|title=Hanuma Vihari looking forward to India A's upcoming New Zealand tour after IPL snub|first=Vijay|last=Sain|date=30 December 2019|access-date=16 May 2021|work=[[Sports Keeda]]}}</ref> and '''Shubman Gill''' in List A cricket. The team is coached by former [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] player [[Shitanshu Kotak]].<ref name=".1">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/who-are-sitanshu-kotak-and-paras-mhambrey-know-all-about-rahul-dravids-replacement-as-india-a-and-u-19-coach/478365|title=Who are Sitanshu Kotak and Paras Mhambrey? Know all about Rahul Dravid's replacement as India A and U-19 coach|date=29 August 2019|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en|url-status=live|work=[[Times Now|Times Now News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul Dravid replaced as India A, India U19 coach| url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/rahul-dravid-replaced-as-india-a-india-u-19-coach-125777.html|access-date=24 Jan 2020}}</ref>

The matches played by India A are not considered to be [[Test cricket|Test matches]] or [[One Day International]]s, instead receiving [[First-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A cricket|List A]] classification respectively.<ref name=".0">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/india-a-cricket-team|title=India A cricket team|work=[[Sports Keeda]]|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

The team also played in [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]] as India Red. The team names were changed for the 2006 version of this tournament. India A became India Red. The team has won the [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]] four times (2001/02, 2003/04, 2004,05, 2009/10) and shared the trophy thrice (1998/99, 2006/07, 2011/12).

== Coaching staff ==
* Head coach & Batting coach: '''[[Shitanshu Kotak]]'''
* Fielding coach: '''T. Dilip'''
* Wicket keeping Coach : '''[[Vijay Yadav (cricketer)|Vijay Yadav]]'''
* Physiotherapist: '''Yogesh Parmar'''
* Strength & Conditioning Coach: '''Anand Date'''
* Performance Analyst: '''Devraj Raut'''
* Massuer: '''Mangesh Gaikwad'''

==Current squad==
International cap players are marked as '''Bold'''. This is the list of players who represented India A in at least 2 First-class or 8 List A matches in the latest home/away seasons.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Age
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Domestic team
! Forms
! Note
|-
! colspan="7" | Batsmen
|-
|| '''[[Shubhman Gill]]''' || {{age|1999|9|8}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off spin]] || [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] || FC, LA || List A Captain
|-
|| [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] || {{age|1995|09|6}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| [[Priyank Panchal]] || {{age|1990|04|9}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] || FC ||
|-
|| '''[[Hanuma Vihari]]''' || {{age|1993|10|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || FC, LA || First-class Captain
|-
|| [[Anmolpreet Singh]] || {{age|1998|03|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]] || {{age|1997|01|31}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Mayank Agarwal]]''' || {{age|1991|2|16}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| [[Ricky Bhui]] || {{age|1996|09|29}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Manish Pandey]]''' || {{age|1989|09|10}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] || LA ||
|-
! colspan="7" | All-rounders
|-
|| '''[[Shivam Dube]]''' || {{age|1993|06|26}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]]''' || {{age|1991|01|26}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Axar Patel]]''' || {{age|1994|1|20}} || Left-handed || [[Left arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] || LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Krunal Pandya]]''' || {{age|1991|3|24}} || Left-handed || [[Left arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] || LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Washington Sundar]]''' || {{age|1999|10|5}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] || LA ||
|-
|| [[Krishnappa Gowtham]] || {{age|1988|10|29}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin]] || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] || FC ||
|-
! colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers
|-
|| [[K. S. Bharat]] || {{age|1993|10|3}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || FC ||
|-
|| '''[[Ishan Kishan]]''' || {{age|1998|7|18}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]] || LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Wriddhiman Saha]]''' || {{age|1984|10|24}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || FC ||
|-
! colspan="7" | Spin bowlers
|-
|| '''[[Shahbaz Nadeem]]''' || {{age|1989|8|12}} || Right-handed || [[Left arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]] || FC ||
|-
|| '''[[Rahul Chahar]]''' || {{age|1999|08|04}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Mayank Markande]]''' || {{age|1997|11|11}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin]] || [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] || FC, LA ||
|-
!colspan="7" | Pace bowlers
|-
|| '''[[Mohammad Siraj]]''' || {{age|1994|3|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| [[Sandeep Warrier]] || {{age|1991|04|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| [[Ishan Porel]] || {{age|1998|09|05}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || FC, LA ||
|-
|| '''[[Khaleel Ahmed]]''' || {{age|1997|12|05}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] || LA ||
|-
|| [[Avesh Khan]] || {{age|1996|12|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] || FC ||
|}

== See also ==
* India Under-19 cricket team
* Indian cricket team

== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links==
*[https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/india-a-1781 Cricinfo India A]

{{2018–19 in Indian cricket}}

[[Category:2018 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:National 'A' cricket teams]]

India A - Revision history

Delinker at 15:04, 25 July 2023