NEW DELHI: With an goal to arrange him for the Test layout, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was on Monday named in the India A group for the two four-day matches towards South Africa A, starting August Four.
The variety committee assembly was held in Kolkata.
Chahal, who has been an automated selection in the restricted overs layout has no longer performed any firstclass cricket since December 2016 (towards Haryana in Ranji Trophy), but the Indian group management and especially skipper Virat Kohli has indicated that he wants the wiry leg-spinner for five-day matches also.
Both the games will now be performed in Bengaluru (August Four-7 and August 10-13). The first tournament has been shifted to Bengaluru from Belgaum due to inclement weather forecast.
It is widely believed that Chahal is being saved match-ready as the selectors have named senior squad for best three Test matches.
"The current team management want wrist spinners in their squad. Kuldeep-Chahal combination has worked pretty well in the limited overs. However, Chahal has not played too many first-class matches (27 games, 70 wickets). This is an ideal opportunity to test him. Even if he is not picked for last two Tests against England, selectors might try him against West Indies at home," a source just about the selection committee advised PTI.
There is a faculty of idea that Ravindra Jadeja might be slowly eased out of the longer model if Chahal is able to show his talents in the four-day games.
The four-day group might be led by Shreyas Iyer with many of the gamers, who were in England for the firstclass matches, being picked.
Among left-arm spinners, Axar Patel will play the first game while Shahbaz Nadeem will substitute him in the second. The four pacers -- Rajneesh Gurbani, Mohammed Siraj, Ankit Rajpoot and Navdeep Saini also are there in the group.
The batting line-up comprises Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari -- all of whom loved luck in England.
For the quadrangular One-Day series involving South Africa A and Australia A, Shreyas and Manish Pandey has been named captains of India A and B respectively.
Most of the fringe gamers had been decided on at the side of IPL performers. Leg-spinner Mayank Markande, who was the in finding for Mumbai Indians right through this IPL, has found a place in the India A side.
The India B aspect has gamers like left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya and left-arm spinner Dharmendra Jadeja, who've completed neatly in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The selectors also named India Red, Blue and Green groups for the Day/Night Duleep Trophy, starting August 17.
Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy winning captain Faiz Fazal (Blue), veteran Parthiv Patel (Green) and Abhinav Mukund (Red) had been named captains of the three groups respectively.
Squads
India A (for four-day games vs South Africa A): Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Ravikumar Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Hanuma Vihari, Ankit Bawne, Kona Bharat (WK), Axar Patel (1st game)/Shahbaz Nadeem (second game), Yuzvendra Chahal, Jayant Yadav, Rajneesh Gurbani, Navdeep Saini, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohammed Siraj.
For the Quadrangular Series
India A: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, R Samarth, Suryakumar Yadav, Hanuma Vihari, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Sanju Samson (WK), Mayank Markande, Ok. Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Md. Siraj, Shivam Mavi, Khaleel Ahmed
India B: Manish Pandey (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, A.R. Easwaran, Shubhman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui, Vijay Shankar, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Gopal, Jayant Yadav, D.A. Jadeja, Siddarth Kaul, Prasidh Krishna, Kulwant Khejroliya, Navdeep Saini
For Duleep Trophy
India Blue: Faiz Fazal (Captain), Abhishek Raman, Anmolpreet Singh, Ganesh Satish, N. Gangta, Dhruv Shorey, Ok.S. Bharat (WK), Akshay Wakhare, Saurav Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Basil Thampi, B Ayappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni
India Red: Abhinav Mukund (Captain), R.R. Sanjay, Ashutosh Singh, Baba Aparajith, Writtick Chatterjee, B. Sandeep, Akshay Wadkar (WK), S Nadeem, Mihir Hirwani, Parvez Rasool, R Gurbani, A Mithun, Ishan Porel, Y. Prithvi Raj
India Green: Parthiv Patel (Captain & WK), Prashant Chopra, Priyank Panchal, Sudeep Chatterjee, Gurkeerat Mann, Baba Indrajit, V.P. Solanki, Jajal Saxena, Karn Sharma, Vikas Mishra, Ok. Vignesh, Ankit Rajpoot, Ashok Dinda, Atith Sheth.
Itinerary
South Africa A 'Tests' -- 1st 'Test' August Four-7 (Belgaum); second Test: Bengaluru, August 10-13.
Quadrangular Series -- August 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 (ultimate). (All matches at Vijaywada).
The variety committee assembly was held in Kolkata.
Chahal, who has been an automated selection in the restricted overs layout has no longer performed any firstclass cricket since December 2016 (towards Haryana in Ranji Trophy), but the Indian group management and especially skipper Virat Kohli has indicated that he wants the wiry leg-spinner for five-day matches also.
Both the games will now be performed in Bengaluru (August Four-7 and August 10-13). The first tournament has been shifted to Bengaluru from Belgaum due to inclement weather forecast.
It is widely believed that Chahal is being saved match-ready as the selectors have named senior squad for best three Test matches.
"The current team management want wrist spinners in their squad. Kuldeep-Chahal combination has worked pretty well in the limited overs. However, Chahal has not played too many first-class matches (27 games, 70 wickets). This is an ideal opportunity to test him. Even if he is not picked for last two Tests against England, selectors might try him against West Indies at home," a source just about the selection committee advised PTI.
There is a faculty of idea that Ravindra Jadeja might be slowly eased out of the longer model if Chahal is able to show his talents in the four-day games.
The four-day group might be led by Shreyas Iyer with many of the gamers, who were in England for the firstclass matches, being picked.
Among left-arm spinners, Axar Patel will play the first game while Shahbaz Nadeem will substitute him in the second. The four pacers -- Rajneesh Gurbani, Mohammed Siraj, Ankit Rajpoot and Navdeep Saini also are there in the group.
The batting line-up comprises Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari -- all of whom loved luck in England.
For the quadrangular One-Day series involving South Africa A and Australia A, Shreyas and Manish Pandey has been named captains of India A and B respectively.
Most of the fringe gamers had been decided on at the side of IPL performers. Leg-spinner Mayank Markande, who was the in finding for Mumbai Indians right through this IPL, has found a place in the India A side.
The India B aspect has gamers like left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya and left-arm spinner Dharmendra Jadeja, who've completed neatly in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The selectors also named India Red, Blue and Green groups for the Day/Night Duleep Trophy, starting August 17.
Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy winning captain Faiz Fazal (Blue), veteran Parthiv Patel (Green) and Abhinav Mukund (Red) had been named captains of the three groups respectively.
Squads
India A (for four-day games vs South Africa A): Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Ravikumar Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Hanuma Vihari, Ankit Bawne, Kona Bharat (WK), Axar Patel (1st game)/Shahbaz Nadeem (second game), Yuzvendra Chahal, Jayant Yadav, Rajneesh Gurbani, Navdeep Saini, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohammed Siraj.
For the Quadrangular Series
India A: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, R Samarth, Suryakumar Yadav, Hanuma Vihari, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Sanju Samson (WK), Mayank Markande, Ok. Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Md. Siraj, Shivam Mavi, Khaleel Ahmed
India B: Manish Pandey (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, A.R. Easwaran, Shubhman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui, Vijay Shankar, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Gopal, Jayant Yadav, D.A. Jadeja, Siddarth Kaul, Prasidh Krishna, Kulwant Khejroliya, Navdeep Saini
For Duleep Trophy
India Blue: Faiz Fazal (Captain), Abhishek Raman, Anmolpreet Singh, Ganesh Satish, N. Gangta, Dhruv Shorey, Ok.S. Bharat (WK), Akshay Wakhare, Saurav Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Basil Thampi, B Ayappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni
India Red: Abhinav Mukund (Captain), R.R. Sanjay, Ashutosh Singh, Baba Aparajith, Writtick Chatterjee, B. Sandeep, Akshay Wadkar (WK), S Nadeem, Mihir Hirwani, Parvez Rasool, R Gurbani, A Mithun, Ishan Porel, Y. Prithvi Raj
India Green: Parthiv Patel (Captain & WK), Prashant Chopra, Priyank Panchal, Sudeep Chatterjee, Gurkeerat Mann, Baba Indrajit, V.P. Solanki, Jajal Saxena, Karn Sharma, Vikas Mishra, Ok. Vignesh, Ankit Rajpoot, Ashok Dinda, Atith Sheth.
Itinerary
South Africa A 'Tests' -- 1st 'Test' August Four-7 (Belgaum); second Test: Bengaluru, August 10-13.
Quadrangular Series -- August 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 (ultimate). (All matches at Vijaywada).
Selectors pick Chahal for South Africa A four-day matches
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