India A Cricket Tour: India A vs New Zealand A: The BCCI is all set to resume India A program with New Zealand visiting India in September. Players who will miss out on the Asia Cup 2022 squad will form the India A team besides the newcomers in the squad. India A series will be under the supervision of NCA Director VVS Laxman. Follow IND-A vs NZ-A LIVE on InsideSport.IN.
“The fixtures are not confirmed yet but yes, New Zealand will be visiting India in September. There will be four-day games and One-Day matches during the series. We expect New Zealand to send a relatively strong squad. There will be many India A tours now that Covid has subsided,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport.
India A Cricket Tour: BCCI resumes India A matches once again, set to face New Zealand A at home in September, Check Details
As per reports, the BCCI is in talks with New Zealand cricket on the composition of the series. But it is expected to have three four-day matches besides five limited-overs encounters including T20s. The series is likely to begin on September 3. As for the venue, it will be decided at a later date due to the monsoon in India. Karnataka is the likely venue for the matches but a call will be taken later.
India A Cricket Tour: Why India A Cricket tours are important?
- The likes of Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill amongst others have emerged from India A team’s successful tours.
- With the youngsters warming bench in senior squad, the India A matches offer them crucial game time.
- The India A tours did not happen for almost two years due to COvid-19 pandemic.
- But it as finally in December 2021 when India A toured South Africa ahead of the senior team’s tour.
- BCCI is planning to implement that once again.
- As Australia will be visiting India for a Test series, the India A vs Australia A could happen before the series.
- However, it will coincide with Asia Cup 2022 and the players who will miss out on the squad, will get a chance in India A.
- As for venues, it will be decided later but Karnataka is the frontrunner to host the matches.
India A Cricket Tour: BCCI resumes India A matches once again, set to face New Zealand A at home in September, Check Details
New Zealand A series will be the first of many with Australia expected to send its A team during India tour in November.
“We are in talks with a couple of boards on future tours. We will have a better idea in the coming days. For now, New Zealand are Australia are two series that we expect to go through,” the official said.
However, the India A series will coincide with Duleep Trophy. That could see BCCI fielding a young side mostly consisting of U-23 players. Duleep Trophy is scheduled to begin on September 8.
India A Cricket Tour: BCCI resumes India A matches once again, set to face New Zealand A at home in September
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