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.[1] The team is currently captained by Hanuma Vihari in first-class cricket[2] and Shubman Gill in List A cricket. The team is coached by former Saurashtra player Shitanshu Kotak.[3][4]
The matches played by India A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification respectively.[1]
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
- 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.
See also
- India Under-19 cricket team
- Indian cricket team
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 India A cricket team. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ↑ Hanuma Vihari looking forward to India A's upcoming New Zealand tour after IPL snub, Sain, Vijay(30 December 2019). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ↑ Who are Sitanshu Kotak and Paras Mhambrey? Know all about Rahul Dravid's replacement as India A and U-19 coach(29 August 2019). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ↑ Rahul Dravid replaced as India A, India U19 coach. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.