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Hardik Pandya named in India A squad for Australia A home series: Gaikwad, Padikkal to lead

Sandy Verma | September 9, 2026 8:24 PM CST

The Men’s Selection Committee has announced the India A squads for the upcoming home series against Australia A in Puducherry. The series will feature two multi-day matches followed by three one-day games, with the first multi-day match scheduled from September 22 to 25.

Padikkal to lead multi-day side

Devdutt Padikkal has been named captain of the multi-day side, with Sai Sudharsan as his deputy. The squad also includes promising batters Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Yash Rathod and Shaik Rasheed, while Kumar Kushagra and N Jagadeesan are the two wicketkeeping options.Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande and Anshul Kamboj are among the other notable names in the multi-day squad.

Gaikwad to captain one-day team

For the one-day series, Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain the side, with Padikkal serving as vice-captain. Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Priyansh Arya, Nishant Sindhu, Arshin Kulkarni and Naman Dhir are also part of the squad.India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been included in the one-day squad, subject to fitness clearance. V Vyshak, also named in the multi-day squad, is subject to fitness clearance.The two multi-day matches will be played from September 22-25 and September 29-October 2, while the three one-day games are scheduled for October 6, 9 and 11, all in Puducherry.

No.	Day	Date	Day (to)	Date (to)	Match	Venue
1	Tue	22-Sep-26	Fri	25-Sep-26	1st Multi-Day	Puducherry
2	Tue	29-Sep-26	Fri	02-Oct-26	2nd Multi-Day	Puducherry
3	Tue	06-Oct-26	—	—	1st One Day	Puducherry
4	Fri	09-Oct-26	—	—	2nd One Day	Puducherry
5	Sun	11-Oct-26	—	—	3rd One Day	Puducherry

India A Multi-day squad: Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal (C), Sai Sudharsan (VC), Yash Rathod, Shaik Rasheed, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Anshul Kamboj, Praful Hinge, N Jagadeesan (WK), Nachiket Bhute, V Vyshak*India A One-Day squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Devdutt Padikkal (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Priyansh Arya, Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya*, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Gurjapneet Singh, Yash Thakur*Subject to fitness clearance.