India A team will be led by Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran on their next tour to England, which comes before the senior team’s five-match Test series.
Meanwhile, Dhruv Jurel has been chosen to be Easwaran’s deputy. Two Test regulars for the senior Indian team, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Yashasvi Jaiswal, have also been added to the India A squad. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, who will join the squad for the second game, will also help the team.
Two first-class matches against the England Lions are planned for Canterbury and Northampton as part of India A’s tour of England. The final match will be against the full India squad.
The Pataudi Trophy series between India and England will begin on June 20 in Headingley, Leeds, and consist of five test matches. The series, which is a part of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle, will take place at Edgbaston in Birmingham starting on July 2, Lord’s in London starting on July 10, Old Trafford in Manchester starting on July 23, and Kennington Oval in London starting on July 31.
India A Full Squad For England Tour
India A Squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, and Harsh Dubey
India A vs England A 2025 match schedule:
- May 30- June 2: India A vs England Lions in Canterbury
- June 6-9: India A vs England Lions in Northampton
- June 13-16: India A vs India senior team in Beckenham
