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In a brilliant piece of progressive sports administrative planning, the BCCI selection committee is set to use India’s ‘A’ platform to prepare for the upcoming Test calendar. Alongside the T20I squads, panellist Ajit Agarkar will officially announce the India ‘A’ list for the crucial red-ball series against Sri Lanka, scheduled from June 25 to July 5. With India desperately chasing vital World Test Championship points to secure a place in the 2027 finals, the selectors are leaving nothing to chance.

The committee plans to send some experienced Test specialists on this shadow tour so that they can acclimatize early to the subcontinental conditions, which are notoriously favorable to spin. Red-ball marquee players like KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, B Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja have a strong chance to feature in the shadow squad. Playing these shadow matches in Galle, Sri Lanka’s traditional and regular Test venue, provides the perfect environment for the Indian batsmen to hone their defensive techniques against quality spin and allows the bowlers to adjust to the Kookaburra’s red ball.

The strategic move ensures that India’s leading players across multiple formats remain match-ready and comfortable in the host nation well before the main two-match Test series begins in August. Rather than entering the crucial overseas task coldly, this shadow tour highlights the serious nature with which the board approaches the current cycle of the World Test Championship.