{"id":10680,"date":"2025-09-06T09:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T09:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/06\/shreyas-iyer-to-captain-india-a-in-two-four-day-tests-against-australia-a-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T09:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T09:53:59","slug":"shreyas-iyer-to-captain-india-a-in-two-four-day-tests-against-australia-a-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/06\/shreyas-iyer-to-captain-india-a-in-two-four-day-tests-against-australia-a-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Shreyas Iyer To Captain India A In Two Four-Day Tests Against Australia A | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9553721\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 06, 2025, 15:16 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9553721\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3090101627 asubttl-schema\">BCCI named Shreyas Iyer as India A captain for two matches vs Australia A; KL Rahul, Siraj join for the second. One-day games will be in Kanpur.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3090101627 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shreyas Iyer has been left out of the 2025 Asia Cup squad (PTI Photo)\" title=\"Shreyas Iyer has been left out of the 2025 Asia Cup squad (PTI Photo)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3090101627\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shreyas Iyer has been left out of the 2025 Asia Cup squad (PTI Photo)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) senior men\u2019s selection committee announced the India A squad for the two multi-day matches against Australia A.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Australia A will tour India later this year for a short red-ball series, as the tour includes two multi-day matches, both scheduled to be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The first match will take place from September 16 to 19, 2025, starting at 9:30 AM each day. After a brief break, the teams will return for the second and final match from September 23 to 26, also beginning at 9:30 AM.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is The India A Squad For Australia A Matches?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><strong>Squad: <\/strong>Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, N Jagadeesan (WK), Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel (VC &amp; WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Harsh Dubey, Ayush Badoni, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Manav Suthar, Yash Thakur<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">BCCI also announced that KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj will be added to the squad for the 2nd multi-day match and will replace two players in the squad after the 1st multi-day match.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table_container\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>S. No.<\/th>\n<th>Date (From)<\/th>\n<th>Date (To)<\/th>\n<th>Time<\/th>\n<th>Match<\/th>\n<th>Venue<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>16-Sep-2025<\/td>\n<td>19-Sep-2025<\/td>\n<td>09:30<\/td>\n<td>1st Multi-Day<\/td>\n<td>Lucknow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>23-Sep-2025<\/td>\n<td>26-Sep-2025<\/td>\n<td>09:30<\/td>\n<td>2nd Multi-Day<\/td>\n<td>Lucknow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">The multi-day matches will be followed by three one-day games, scheduled to take place on September 30, 2025, October 03, 2025 and October 05, 2025 respectively in Kanpur.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Shreyas Iyer Was Named India A Captain?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Shreyas Iyer, who was not considered for a place in the India A squad for two red-ball matches against England Lions in May-June, is currently playing in the semifinal of the Duleep Trophy 2025 for West Zone against Central Zone in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">N Jagadeesan, who replaced Rishabh Pant in India\u2019s squad for the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, scored 197 runs for South Zone in the first innings of their Duleep Trophy 2025 match against North Zone on Friday, September 5, whereas Gaikwad top-scored for West Zone by amassing a total of 184 runs against Central Zone in Bengaluru on Friday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">Abhimanyu Easwaran, the 30-year-old batter playng for bengal, who was with the Indian men\u2019s cricket team for the tour of England did not get to make his debut. He too finds his name in the India A squad.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">The bowling unit will be led by Prasidh Krishna and Khaleel Ahmed, with support from spinners Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, and Manav Suthar. The team also features all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and leg-spinner Gurnoor Brar.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\"><em><strong>(More details awaited\u2026)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/ritayan-basu-16281.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Ritayan Basu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3090101627 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>September 06, 2025, 15:04 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-3090101627 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Shreyas Iyer To Captain India A In Two Four-Day Tests Against Australia A<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. 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