IND vs AUS: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal to lead squad; Hardik Pandya's role subject to fitness

The Men’s Selection Committee of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday unveiled India A squad for home series against Australia A.

The series comprises two multi-day matches and three one-day games in Puducherry.

Devdutt Padikkal is set to lead India A in two multi-day matches against Australia A beginning September 22 in Puducherry, while Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain the team in three-match one-day series against against same opponents, starting October 6.


Alongside this, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been named in India A one-day squad for series against Australia A, subject to fitness clearance.

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India A vs Australia A multi-day squad:

Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal [C], Sai Sudharsan [VC], Yash Rathod, Shaik Rasheed, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Anshul Kamboj, Praful Hinge, N Jagadeesan [WK], Nachiket Bhute, V Vyshak*

IND A vs AUS A one-Day squad:

Priyansh Arya, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal [VC], Ruturaj Gaikwad [C], Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya*, Prabhsimran Singh [WK], Gurjapneet Singh, Yash Thakur

India vs Australia: Check date, time and venue

No	Day	Date	Day (to)	Date (to)	Match	Venue
1	Tue	22-Sep-26	Fri	25-Sep-26	1st Multi-Day	Puducherry
2	Tue	29-Sep-26	Fri	02-Oct-26	2nd Multi-Day	Puducherry
3	Tue	06-Oct-26			1st One Day	Puducherry
4	Fri	09-Oct-26			2nd One Day	Puducherry
5	Sun	11-Oct-26			3rd One Day	Puducherry