Shreyas Iyer to lead India A and Board President’s XI teams against New Zealand

BCCI announced the India A squads that will play five one-day games against New Zealand A in Vizag, after the completion of the ongoing four-day game, while the Board President’s XI will engage against New Zealand in two warm-up matches in Mumbai

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the India A and Board President’s XI squads to play against the visiting New Zealand A and New Zealand sides respectively.

Shreyas Iyer has been in top form with the bat for India A in the recent past and also blasted a 79-ball 82 against New Zealand A in the ongoing four-day unofficial Test match in Vijaywada. (Getty Images)

The India A side will play five one-day games against New Zealand A in Vizag, after the completion of the ongoing four-day game in Vijaywada, while the Board President’s XI will engage against New Zealand in two warm-up matches in Mumbai, ahead of their ODI series.

Shreyas Iyer, who plays domestic cricket for Mumbai, will lead both India A and the Board President’s XI team in the matches.

India A team for first three one-day matches:

Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Deepak Hooda, Shubman Gill, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Shahbaz Nadeem, Karn Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj, Basil Thampi.

India A team for last two one-day games:

AR Easwaran, Prashant Chopra, Ankit Bawne, Shubman Gill, Baba Aparajith, Rishabh Pant (Captain & wk), Shahbaz Nadeem, Karn Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj, Basil Thampi.

Board President XI team:

Prithvi Shaw, Shivam Chaudhary, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Karun Nair, Gurkeerat Mann, Milind Kumar, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shahbaz Nadeem, Deepak Chahar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Avesh Khan.