Matches against Australia A may provide match practice, or serve as auditions, for several back-row players who may be selected for the Test squad. Devdutt Padikkal, B Indrajith and Ricky Bhui are set to be the middle-order batsmen in the India A team; Abishek Porel and Ishan Kishan wicket-keepers; Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tanush Kotian and Manav Suthar around; and fast bowlers Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed and Yash Dayal.
After recovering from a hernia, 21-year-old Reddy made his T20I debut for India against Bangladesh earlier this month and is currently a reserve player in India’s Test team for the home series against New Zealand. He is seen by the Indian selectors as a promising prospect who can improve with more experience and exposure.
India A is scheduled to play Australia A in two four-day matches in Mackay from October 31 and Melbourne from November 7. They then play the Indian team in a warm-up match in Perth between November 15 and 17 before the first Test against them. Australia starts on November 22.
India Team to tour 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 Kotian Ahmed, Tanu Dayal.
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