The India A cricket team is a national

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team representing

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It is the second-tier of Indian international cricket, below the full

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. The team is currently captained by Priyank Panchal in first-class cricket and Sanju Samson in List A cricket. The team is coached by former Saurashtra player Shitanshu Kotak. The matches played by India A are not considered to be Test matches or

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s, instead receiving first-class and

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classification respectively. The team also played in

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as India Red. The team names were changed for the 2006 version of this tournament. India A became India Red. The team has won the

four times (2001/02, 2003/04, 2004,05, 2009/10) and shared the trophy thrice (1998/99, 2006/07, 2011/12).

Coaching staff

* Head coach & Batting coach: Shitanshu Kotak * Fielding coach: Munish Bali * Fast Bowling Coach:

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* Spin Bowling Coach:

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* Physiotherapist: Yogesh Parmar * Strength & Conditioning Coach: Anand Date * Performance Analyst: Devraj Raut * Massuer: Mangesh Gaikwad

Current squad

International cap players are marked as Bold. This is the list of players who represented India A in at least 2 First-class or 8 List A matches in the latest home/away seasons.

References

External links

Cricinfo India A
{{Cricket in India National 'A' cricket teams 1992 establishments in India

Coaching staff

Current squad

See also

References

External links