The Senior Men’s Selection Committee on Sunday announced the India A squad for the upcoming three-match one-day series against Australia A, scheduled to be played at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur.
The series begins on September 30, with the second and third matches slated for October 3 and 5. All matches will start at 1:30 PM IST.
Riyan Parag and Yudhvir Singh, both part of the Rajasthan Royals IPL setup, are among the notable inclusions across the squads.
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Parag, 23, has enjoyed a steady rise in the past year.
He made his T20I debut for India in July 2024 and featured in ODI cricket the following month. Across nine T20Is, the all-rounder has scored 106 runs at a strike rate of 151.42 while also taking four wickets.
His only ODI outing came against Sri Lanka in Colombo, where he returned figures of 3/54 and chipped in with 15 runs.
Riyan Parag has featured in 50 List A matches, scoring 1735 runs at an average of 41.30. He has five centuries to his name, with a highest score of 174. He has also picked up 53 wickets at 30.26 apiece.
The Guwahati-born batter was a standout performer for the Royals in IPL 2025, finishing as the team’s second-highest run-scorer with 393 runs at a strike rate of 166.53. He also took three wickets.
He was last seen featuring in a Duleep Trophy match last month, marking his competitive return after the IPL.
Yudhvir Singh, meanwhile, continues to impress with his fast-bowling talents.
The 28-year-old seamer, who made his IPL debut in 2023, represented North Zone in the Duleep Trophy ahead of this call-up.
Known for his ability to generate pace and extract bounce, Yudhvir has previously turned out for Hyderabad and Jammu & Kashmir in domestic cricket and has eight wickets from nine IPL appearances.
In 15 List A matches, Yudhvir Singh has scalped 18 wickets.
India A squad for 2025 one-day Series vs Australia A
India A cricket team: Tilak Varma (captain - only for second and third match), Rajat Patidar (captain for first match/vice-captain for second and third match), Abhishek Sharma (only for second and third match), Prabhsimran Singh (wicket-keeper), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (wicket-keeper), Harshit Rana (only for second and third match), Arshdeep Singh (only for second and third match), Priyansh Arya (only for first match), Simarjeet Singh (only for first match)
India A vs Australia A one-day series 2025 schedule
Date | Match | Time | Venue |
September 30, Tuesday | 1st One-Day | 1:30 PM | Kanpur |
October 3, Friday | 2nd One-Day | 1:30 PM | Kanpur |
October 5, Sunday | 3rd One-Day | 1:30 PM | Kanpur |
