Abhimanyu Easwaran To Lead India A Squad In England, Karun Nair, Ishan Kishan Rewarded With Call-ups

BCCI has announced the India-A squad for the upcoming England tour. The India-A team will be led by Abhimanyu Easwaran and will be involved in two first-class matches. Rajasthan Royals star Dhruv Jurel will be Easwaran's deputy on the tour.

Karun Nair has been recalled to the national setup following his impressive display in domestic cricket. Ishan Kisham, who was also included in the BCCI central contract list, has also been included in the squad. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was ruled out of IPL 2025, has also been named in the India A squad.

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Karun had a stellar season with Vidarbha, having amassed 863 runs in the Ranji Trophy. The Delhi Capitals star guided Vidarbha to the Ranji Trophy title and also scored a brilliant 135 in the summit clash. He continued his sensational form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and smashed 779 runs in 8 innings at an astonishing average of 389.50.

Sai Sudharsan has also been very promising and has been the catalyst behind Gujarat Titans' excellent run in the IPL 2025. He has accumulated 509 runs in 11 matches so far. Pace trio of Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep and Harshit Rana have been included in the squad, while Khaleel Ahmed will also be a part of the squad.

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India A Full Squad For England Tour

Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey

Note: Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will join the squad ahead of the second match.

India A Full Schedule For England Tour

30th May to 2nd June - England Lions vs India A, Canterbury

6th June to 9th June - England Lions vs India A, Northampton

13th June to 16th June - Intra-squad match, Beckenham.