Young batter Rinku Singh has been added to the India A squad for the second 4-day game against England Lions, starting January 24 in Ahmedabad. The left-hander recently featured in the 3-match T20I series against Afghanistan and then joined his state team for the Ranji Trophy Round 3 fixture against Bihar in Meerut.
The explosive middle-order batter, known for his exploits in the T20I format, had made his ODI debut in the South Africa series where he played two matches scoring 17 and 38.
The Uttar Pradesh lefthander has played 44 first-class matches, scoring 3109 runs at an average of 57.57.
India ‘A’ squad for the 2nd multi-day match:
Abhimanyu Easwaran (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Tilak Varma, Kumar Kushagra, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Vidwath Kaverappa, Upendra Yadav, Akash Deep, Yash Dayal, Rinku Singh.
Meanwhile, Sarfaraz Khan was picked for the second match but will leave the squad before the third match. Jharkhand’s Kumar Kushagra got his maiden call-up in the India A squad for the second and third unofficial ‘Test’ against England Lions.
Kushagra and Upendra Yadav will be the two wicketkeepers as both Kona Bharat and Dhruv Jurel have been selected in the senior team for the first two Tests against England. On a day when he scored a half-century for Jharkhand in a Ranji Trophy game in the national capital, Kushagra’s career got a much-needed boost.
Sourabh Kumar, the left-arm spinner, will play the second ‘Test’ from January 24-27 while Shams Mulani has finally been rewarded with an India A call-up for the final game in Ahmedabad from February 4-7.
Arshdeep Singh will also get two red ball games to stake claim for an upgrade while Rinku Singh will replace Sarfaraz Khan in the final game.
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