Just an hour before the 15-member squad announcement for three unofficial ODIs against Australia A, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad. They also revealed the Rest of India (ROI) side for the upcoming Irani Cup 2025, which will be played against the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 winner, Vidarbha, from October 01 in Nagpur.

For the opening unofficial ODI, there is no vice-captain for Shreyas Iyer’s leadership as the games will be played in Kanpur, from September 30. Once the Asia Cup 2025 ends, Tilak Verma will become the vice-captain, while Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh will join the squad for the second game.

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For the Rest of India squad, Rajat Patidar, the winning captain of the Duleep Trophy 2025, will lead the side, as Ruturaj Gaikwad will be the vice-captain of the squad. Ishan Kisan returns from injury, while Manav Suthar’s inclusion indicates he won’t get a place for the home West Indies series.

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Khaleel Ahmed is likely to lead the pace attack of the ROI side, while Saransh Jain has also been selected. Abhimanyu Easwaran will be the opener of the team to take on Vidarbha.

“Mr. Shreyas Iyer has informed the BCCI of his decision to take a six-month break from red-ball cricket. Having undergone back surgery in the UK and managed his recovery well, he has recently experienced recurring back spasms and stiffness while playing the longer format.” The BCCI revealed in an official statement.

India’s A Squad for 1st Unofficial ODI:

Shreyas Iyer (C), Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Priyansh Arya, Simarjeet Singh

India’s A Squad for 2nd and 3rd Unofficial ODIs:

Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Verma (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh

Rest of India Squad (Irani Cup):

Rajat Patidar (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Aryan Juyal (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yash Dhull, Shaikh Rasheed, Ishan Kishan (WK), Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Saransh Jain