The first step for India's tour to England has officially been taken, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the India 'A' squad which will play two matches vs England Lions and one intra-squad match against the senior team.

While there have been some players who have made it into the squad like Ishan Kishan and Karun Nair, some players have definitely missed the cut, with Rajat Patidar probably being the most prominent name.

Why Rajat Patidar Was Not Named In India A Squad

Rajat Patidar suffered an injury to his finger while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL 2025 match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on May 3 (Saturday). This injury has proven to be quite serious, as according to reports, he might be ruled out for the entire duration of the IPL 2025.In fact, the injury is so serious that reports state that it would keep him out for England tour as well. Hence, he has been not named in the India A squad for England tour.Another RCB player Devdutt Padikkal, who has been part of the Indian team in recent Test Series, is also ruled out due to an injury, and has not been selected for the India A squad.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill IN; Ishan Kishan Returns

Bengal batter Abhimany Easwaran will be captaining the India A side in the tour to England. Yashasvi Jaiswal is also part of the squad, and potential India Test captain Shubman Gill will join the squad from the second game onwards alongside Sai Sudharsan. Ishan Kishan also makes his returnIndia A squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan to join from second match