India A cricket team

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The '''India A cricket team''' is a national cricket team representing second-tier cricket of India national cricket team.<ref name=".0">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/india-a-cricket-team|title=India A cricket team|work=Sports Keeda|access-date=16 May 2021|language=en}}</ref> The matches played by India A receive first-class and List A classification.<ref name=".0" /> It is a developmental team, domestic players who are about to get picked and are in contention for national team get selected in this team or some international players who are not in national team contention also sometimes play.

The team had played in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy as ''India Red'', Its 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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND-A_IND-B_CHLNGR-FINAL_18OCT1998.html|title=Full Scorecard of Final India A vs India B 1998/99 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2006-07-254429/india-blue-vs-india-red-final-260496/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of India Red vs India Blue Final 2006/07 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2011-12-522929/india-blue-vs-india-red-523021/full-scorecard | title=India Blue vs India Red Scorecard 2011/12; Cricket Scorecard }}</ref> They won the Duleep Trophy in 2024.

== Coaching staff == {| class="wikitable" !Position !Name |- |Head coach |rowspan="2" |Hrishikesh Kanitkar |- |Batting coach |- |Fielding coach |Subhodeep Ghosh |- |Fast bowling coach |Troy Cooley |- |Spin bowling coach |Sairaj Bahutule |- |Physiotherapist |Dr Gaurav Rajendra Sharma |- |Strength & conditioning coach |Anand Date |- |Performance analyst |Devraj Raut |- |Massuer |Mangesh Gaikwad |}

==Current squad== This is a list of players who have received an India A call-up in the last 12 months, as of 27 May 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=India A squad for ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/acc-men-s-t20-emerging-teams-asia-cup-2024-25-1455335/india-a-squad-1455841/series-squads |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India A tour of Australia 2024/25 - Squads |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-a-in-australia-2024-25-1455327/squads |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India A’s squad for tour of England announced |url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2025/news/55556213/india-a-s-squad-for-tour-of-england-announced |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=BCCI}}</ref>

Players with international caps are marked in '''bold'''.

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Name ! Age ! Batting style ! Bowling style ! Domestic team ! Formats |- ! colspan="9" | Batters |- || '''Shreyas Iyer''' || {{age|1994|12|06}} || Right-hander || Right-arm leg break || Mumbai || FC |- || Vaibhav Sooryavanshi || {{age|2011|03|27}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || Bihar || FC |- || Ricky Bhui || {{age|1996|9|29}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg spin || Andhra || FC |- || Abhimanyu Easwaran || {{age|1995|09|6}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg spin|| Bengal|| FC |- || '''Ruturaj Gaikwad'''|| {{age|1997|01|31}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off spin|| Maharashtra|| FC |- || Baba Indrajith || {{age|1994|7|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg spin || Tamil Nadu || FC |- || '''Yashasvi Jaiswal''' || {{age|2001|12|28}} || Left-handed || Right-arm leg spin || Mumbai || FC |- || '''Sarfaraz Khan''' || {{age|1997|10|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg spin || Mumbai || FC |- || '''Karun Nair''' || {{age|1991|12|6}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off spin || Vidarbha || FC |- || '''Devdutt Padikkal''' || {{age|2000|7|7}} || Left-handed || Right-arm off spin || Karnataka || FC |- || '''Ramandeep Singh''' || {{age|1997|04|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || Punjab || T20 |- || '''Sai Sudharsan''' || {{age|2001|10|15}} || Left-handed || Right-arm leg spin || Tamil Nadu || FC |- || '''Tilak Varma''' || {{age|2002|11|8}} || Left-handed || Right-arm off spin || Hyderabad || T20 |- || Nehal Wadhera || {{age|2000|09|04}} || Left-handed || Right-arm leg break || Punjab || T20 |- ! colspan="7" | All-rounders |- || Harsh Dubey || {{age|2002|7|23}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || Vidarbha || FC |- || Tanush Kotian || {{age|1998|10|16}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off spin || Mumbai || FC |- || '''Nitish Kumar Reddy''' || {{age|2003|5|26}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || Andhra || FC |- || '''Abhishek Sharma''' || {{age|2000|09|04}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || Punjab || T20 |- || Nishant Sindhu || {{age|2004|04|09}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || Haryana || T20 |- || Manav Suthar || {{age|2002|8|3}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || Rajasthan || FC |- || '''Shardul Thakur''' || {{age|1991|10|16}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || Mumbai || FC |- ! colspan="8" | Wicket-keepers |- || '''KL Rahul''' || {{age|1992|4|18}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || Karnataka || FC |- || '''Dhruv Jurel''' || {{age|2001|1|21}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || Uttar Pradesh || FC |- || '''Ishan Kishan''' || {{age|1998|7|18}} || Left-handed || Right-arm leg spin || Jharkhand || FC |- || Abishek Porel || {{age|2002|10|17}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || Bengal || FC |- || Anuj Rawat || {{age|1999|10|17}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || Delhi || T20 |- || Narayan Jagadeesan || {{age|1995|12|24}} || Right-hander || {{n/a}} || Tamil Nadu || FC |- || Prabhsimran Singh || {{age|2000|08|10}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || Punjab || T20 |- |Rishabh Pant |23 |Left Handed | |Delhi |FC |- ! colspan="7" | Spin bowlers |- || '''Rahul Chahar''' || {{age|1999|08|04}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg break || Rajasthan || T20 |- || '''Sai Kishore''' || {{age|1996|11|06}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || Tamil Nadu || T20 |- || Hrithik Shokeen || {{age|2000|08|14}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off break || Delhi || T20 |- !colspan="10" | Pace bowlers |- || '''Khaleel Ahmed''' || {{age|1997|12|05}} || Right-handed || Left-arm fast-medium || Rajasthan || FC |- || Yash Thakur || {{age|1998|12|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || Vidarbha || FC |- || Vaibhav Arora || {{age|1997|12|14}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || Himachal Pradesh || T20 |- || Yash Dayal || {{age|1997|12|13}} || Right-handed || Left-arm fast-medium || Uttar Pradesh || FC |- || '''Akash Deep''' || {{age|1996|12|15}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || Bengal || FC |- || '''Tushar Deshpande''' || {{age|1995|5|15}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast || Mumbai || FC |- || '''Anshul Kamboj''' || {{age|2000|12|06}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || Haryana || FC, T20 |- || Aaqib Khan || {{age|2003|12|25}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || Uttar Pradesh || T20 |- || '''Prasidh Krishna''' || {{age|1996|2|19}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || Karnataka || FC |- || '''Mukesh Kumar''' || {{age|1993|10|12}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || Bengal || FC |- || '''Harshit Rana''' || {{age|2001|12|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || Delhi || FC |- || '''Navdeep Saini''' || {{age|1992|11|23}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || Delhi || FC |- || Rasikh Salam || {{age|2000|04|05}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || Baroda || T20 |- || Gurnoor Brar || {{age|2000|05|25}} || Left-handed || Right-arm Fast || Punjab || FC |}

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== External links== *[https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/india-a-1781 Espncricinfo India A]

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