Shreyas Iyer to lead India A in multi-day games vs Australia A

After missing the bus for the upcoming Asia Cup, Shreyas Iyer has been included in the India A squad for the two multi-day matches against Australia, to be played in Lucknow from September 16. The Mumbai batter will lead the squad that has a few other recent Test players like Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel and Prasidh Krishna. Abhimanyu Easwaran had led India A in their previous assignment - in England.

India A squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, N Jagadeesan (WK), Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel (VC & WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Harsh Dubey, Ayush Badoni, Nitish Reddy, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Manav Suthar, Yash Thakur

As reported by Cricbuzz earlier today, Iyer has been given a