Sanju Samson gets ODI captaincy, will lead India A against New Zealand A

India A team against New Zealand A team has been announced. On Friday, the selectors have given the command of the team to Sanju Samson. For this series, many players looking for a way back in Team India have been given a chance.

Sanju Samson gets ODI captaincy, will lead India A against New Zealand A
Sanju Samson gets ODI captaincy, image source: Twitter

The Indian cricket team's wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson got a lot of discussion after not getting a place in the T20 World Cup squad to be held in Australia. Now the selectors have given him the command of India A for the ODI series against New Zealand A. Prithvi Shaw, Kuldeep Yadav and Rahul Chahar have also been included in the team coming to India tour. 

The India A team has been announced against the New Zealand A team playing the ODI series on India's tour. On Friday, the selectors have given the command of the team to Sanju Samson. For this series, many players looking for a way back in Team India have been given a chance. Three ODI matches are to be played from 22 to 27 September. All these three matches will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Spinner Kuldeep Yadav, opener Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Navdeep Saini, Umran Malik, who are looking for a way back in the Indian team, have been given a place in this team. Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Verma, Kuldeep Sen, Rajat Patidar, who performed well in IPL, have also been given a chance for this series. 

India A Team:

Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Sanju Samson (c), KL Bharat (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Rahul Chahar, Tilak Verma, Kuldeep Sen, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Navdeep Saini , Raj Angad Bawa