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Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill to lead India A in a Test match each against South Africa A
While Gill will lead in the first Test, Saha will captain the team in the second game.
Top-order batsman Shubman Gill and wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha will share the captaincy responsibilities for the India A series against South Africa A later this month. While Gill will lead in the first Test, Saha will captain the team in the second game.
The selection committee met on Sunday to pick the team for the two Tests that begin from September 9 at Thiruvananthapuram. The second game will be held at Mysore from September 17.
Two captains have been chosen due to the ongoing Duleep Trophy, and the players who are likely to play in the final between India Red and India Green have been picked only for the second game.
"The Committee has picked two different teams for two games considering the ongoing Duleep Trophy and those members who are likely to feature in the final to be played between India Red and India Green have therefore been picked in the squad for second India A match," said chief selector MSK Prasad in a statement on Sunday.
"Accordingly, Rahul Chahar will be replaced by Mayank Markande in the India Green team and Ishan Kishan will return to the India Red team for Duleep Trophy final."
Vijay Shankar, who was not selected in the India A series against the South Africans in the ODI series due to a thumb injury, returns to the team.
The Squads:
For 1st match: Shubman Gill (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Anmolpreet Singh, Ricky Bhui, Ankeet Bawne, KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), K Gowtham, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar.
For 2nd match: Priyank Panchal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Anmolpreet Singh, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (captain and wicket-keeper), K Gowtham, Kuldeep Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan.
