Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the India A Squad in the Australia tour where they will play two first-class matches against Australia-A as well as a practice game against the Rohit Sharma-led senior Indian team in the build-up to the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).

Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the 15-member India A squad for the tour of Australia, BCCI announced on Monday. India A will play two first-class matches against Australia A in Mackay and Melbourne respectively and then take part in a three-day intra-squad game against Team India (Senior Men) in Perth.

Ishan Kishan returned to the national reckoning as he was on Monday named in a 15-member India A squad, to be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, for the upcoming tour of Australia.

India will have a keen eye on its upcoming tour of Australia as it takes on New Zealand in a three-test series starting in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

India A squad for the tour of Australia: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (WK), Abishek Porel (WK), Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced India A squad against Australia A which is scheduled to start from October 31.