New Delhi: India A is set to tour Australia before the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad. Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the 15-member India A squad for the tour of Australia, BCCI announced on Monday. India A will play two first-class matches against Australia A in Mackay and Melbourne respectively and then take part in a three-day intra-squad game against Team India (Senior Men) in Perth. - Captain of CSK. - Captain of India A in Asian Games. - Captain in Duleep Trophy. - Captain in Irani Cup. - Captain of India A. RUTURAJ GAIKWAD 🇮🇳🌟 pic.twitter.com/shqeE11wbB — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 21, 2024 The five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins on November 22 in Perth. Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney will host the other four Tests. Although the squad had all the expected names who would have been part of the side owing to their recent performances all eyes will be on Ishan Kishan. Ishan Kishan will be a vital cog of the team who returned to the India A setup after being dropped from the BCCI central contracts. The left-hand batsman had decided to skip the domestic season for thick payments in the IPL. Kishan was last part of the India squad during the tour of South Africa in 2023. Post that there was a huge feud with the board. Now, it seems the left-hander is making amends for his past mistakes and got his place back in the national side. India A vs Australia: Full Squad Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (wk), Abishek Porel (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian 🇮🇳💥 Ruturaj Gaikwad to lead India A during their Australia tour! How do you think this young squad will perform?📷 Getty • #AUSvIND #AUSvsIND #TeamIndia #BharatArmy #COTI🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/6vM5HFuiJ6— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) October 21, 2024 India A vs Australia: Schedule Date Match Venue October 31- November 3 India A vs Australia A Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay November 7-10 India A vs Australia A Melbourne Cricket Ground November 15-17 Intra-squad match vs Team India (Senior Men) Western Australian Cricket Association, Perth
