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India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant was connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025) appointed skipper of the nationalist A broadside for a red-ball bid against South Africa A aft afloat recovering from a ft fracture sustained during the circuit of England.
Pant had injured his ft portion batting successful the 4th Test astatine Manchester successful July and subsequently was not portion of the Asia Cup squad and much precocious the two-Test location bid against the West Indies.
He was struck connected his close toed by a Chris Woakes transportation but came retired to bat heroically, scoring a fractional period albeit successful a mislaid cause.
The selectors person named him successful the India A squad for some the games, to beryllium held successful Bengaluru from October 30. The A bid volition springiness Pant invaluable crippled clip up of the two-match location Test bid against South Africa opening November 14 successful Kolkata.
Some different salient names that volition diagnostic during the people of the 2 four-day games see K.L. Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, who has been named vice-captain, Devdutt Padikkal, wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel, pacers Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna among others. All six were a portion of the squad for the West Indies Tests.
Prasidh, Siraj, Akash Deep and Jurel volition play the 2nd game, from November 6 to 9, during the abbreviated series. N Jagdeesan volition beryllium the 2nd wicketkeeper successful the squad for the archetypal match.
Sudharsan, whose method was tested against the West Indies spinners, would beryllium looking to amended that facet of the game.
India regulars similar Rahul, Siraj, Krishna and Jurel are portion of the squad for the 2nd crippled opening November 6.
Akash Deep, who has not played Test cricket since the circuit of England, is besides disposable for the 2nd unofficial Test.
Among the home performers, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot however pacers Gurnoor Brar and Khaleel Ahmed fare.
South Africa's A team, to beryllium captained by batter Marques Ackerman, volition diagnostic elder squad skipper Temba Bavuma, who would beryllium returning aft recuperating from a calf injury.
South Africa A volition besides play 3 one-day matches against India A successful Rajkot from November 13 to 19.
The elder Test series, from November 14 to November 26, volition beryllium followed by 3 ODIs and 5 T20 Internationals.
India A squad for the 1st four-day match
Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), Ayush Mhatre, N Jagdeesan (WK), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Anshul Kamboj, Yash Thakur, Ayush Badoni, Saransh Jain.
India A squad for the 2nd four-day match
Rishabh Pant (C) (WK), KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurnoor Brar, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
