Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 24: Sensational speedster from Jammu and Kashmir, Umran Malik has been named in India ‘A’ squad for 4-day matches against New Zealand ‘A’, begining in September.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked India A squad for the four-day matches against New Zealand A starting next month. New Zealand A will tour India for three four-day matches and three one-day games.
As per the reports, the red-ball matches will be held in Bengaluru and Hubli in Karnataka, while the squads for the white-ball games to be played in Chennai will be announced later.
Meanwhile, Umran has expressed happiness over his selection and is raring to go.
Umran said he will grab the opportunity with both the hands and will give his best to once again make it to Team India.
India A squad for four-day matches: Priyank Panchal (Captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraaz Khan, Tilak Varma, KS Bharat (wk), Upendra Yadav (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal, Arzan Nagwaswalla.