Former Indian opener and commentator Aakash Chopra has shared his views on the India A One-Day squad for the forthcoming home series against Australia A, which is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, October 6, in Puducherry.
While Ruturaj Gaikwad has been named the captain of the One-Day side, Devdutt Padikkal has been named his deputy in the 15-member squad. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra opened up about key aspects of the squad.
“The team is actually good. Priyansh Arya, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal is the vice-captain, and Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain. So Rutu is finally getting what he deserves. Then you have got Rajat Patidar. Kumar Kushagra’s name is in this team. He is coming after playing well,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
“Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, I always felt this guy has something, Arshin Kulkarni, our Under-19 star who played for LSG as well, Arshad Khan, Naman Dhir, who was hitting fours and sixes in the Sher-E-Punjab T20 league, and Hardik Pandya has a star after his name, which means the clearance is subject to fitness,” he added.
Further, Chopra showered praise on the selection committee for picking a strong squad despite India playing the Asian Games 2026 and the West Indies home series at the same time.
“Prabhsimran Singh, Gurjapneet Singh, and Yash Thakur. A good One-day team has been picked, and I am thinking about how much cricket is happening. The Asian Games and the West Indies series will be happening alongside this. So India has to now get three different teams at the same time, but the quality has been maintained,” he concluded.
India A One-Day squad vs Australia A: Priyansh Arya, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal [VC], Ruturaj Gaikwad [C], Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kushagra [WK], Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya*, Prabhsimran Singh [WK], Gurjapneet Singh, Yash Thakur
Note: *Subject to fitness clearance
