The young Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan, who was earlier dropped from BCCI’s central contracts amid concerns of prioritizing the IPL over domestic cricket, is making a return to the India A team. Leading Jharkhand in domestic cricket this season, Kishan will now feature in two four-day ‘Tests’ against Australia A and an intra-squad match with the senior team.
The two Tests against Australia A are scheduled to take place at McKay from October 31 to November 3 and at the MCG from November 7 to 10. The BCCI is yet to officially announce the full squad, but it is expected that either Ruturaj Gaikwad or Abhimanyu Easwaran will captain the team.
Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has scored four centuries in his last four first-class matches, is a contender to be called up as a back-up opener for the senior team. With captain Rohit Sharma likely to take a break during one of the first two Tests, Easwaran may get an opportunity to join the squad
