When the BCCI chose to remove top Indian batsmen Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from their Central contracts for the 2024–24 season back in February, it made headlines. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were dropped from the team because they didn’t comply with the management’s and team captain’s disciplinary requirements or those of domestic cricket. However, since then Ishan Kishan has been eyeing to find his way back into the Indian team. Given the rich talent and star-studded squad, the Jharkhand star will look to shine again.
Ishan Kishan to return for the India A side in November for Australia A series
Ishan Kishan, who was dropped from BCCI central contracts earlier this year due to concerns that he was ‘prioritising’ the cash-rich IPL over domestic cricket, will make his return to the India A team.
Kishan, who was is leading Jharkhand on his return to domestic cricket this season, is set to feature in two four-day ‘Tests’ against Australia A, as well as an intra-squad match with the senior team.
The two ‘Tests’ against Australia A will be held at McKay from October 31-November 3 and then at MCG from November 7-10.
While BCCI is yet to announce the squad, one among Ruturaj Gaikwad or Abhimanyu Easwaran is expected to lead the side.
Abhimanyu, who has scored four hundreds in his last four first-class matches, might be called as a back-up opener in senior team with skipper Rohit Sharma set to take a break during one of the first two Tests due to personal reasons.
Bengal will be represented in the India A squad by seamer Mukesh Kumar and keeper-batter Abhishek Porel.
Likely India A squad for tour of Australia: Ruturaj Gaikwad , Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudharsan, B Indrajith, Abishek Porel (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Ricky Bhui, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Manav Suthar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed, Tanush Kotian, Yash Dayal.
