Hardik Pandya named in India Team for Australia Home Series: Gaikwad, Padikkal to lead

Hardik Pandya named in India A squad (Image: AP) The men’s selection committee has announced the India A squads for the upcoming home series against Australia A in Puducherry. The series will feature two multi-day matches followed by three one-day matches, with the first multi-day match scheduled for September 22-25.

Padikkal to lead a multi-day party

Devdutt Padikkal was named captain of the multi-day side with Sai Sudharsan as his deputy. The squad also features promising batsmen Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Yash Rathod and Shaik Rasheed, while Kumar Kushagra and N Jagadeesan are the two wickets.Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande and Anshul Kamboj are among the other notable names in the multi-day squad.

Gaikwad became the captain of the one-day team

In the one-day series, Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain the team and Padikkal will be the vice-captain. Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Priyansh Arya, Nishant Sindhu, Arshin Kulkarni and Naman Dhir are also part of the team.Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been included in the one-day squad, which is subject to a fitness test. V Vyshak, also named in the multi-day squad, is subject to a fitness test.Two multi-day matches will be played from September 22 to 25 and from September 29 to October 2, while three one-day matches are scheduled for October 6, 9 and 11, all in Puducherry.Sun.DayDayDay (to)Date (to)Match1Tue22-Sep-26Fri25-Sep-261. more days Puducherry2Tue29Sep-26Fri02-Oct-262. more days Puducherry-26.Tue DayPuducherry4Fri 09-Oct-26——2nd One DayPuducherry5Sun11-Oct-26——3rd One DayPuducherryIndia Multiday Team: Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal (C), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Yash Rathod, Shaik Rasheed, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Anshul Kamboj, Praful Hinge, N Jagadeesan Bhukte (WK), Vysha*India ODI Team: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Devdutt Padikkal (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Priyansh Arya, Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya*, Prabhsimran Singh, Yashkuringh (WK), Thashkuringh*Subject to fitness check.