Devdutt Padikkal: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given a big reward to Devdutt Padikkal. He has been given a big gift for his brilliant performance for the Indian cricket team and South Zone in the Duleep Trophy. Actually, he has got a chance to captain India. Yes, Devdutt Padikkal will be seen captaining India A in the home series. India's 26-year-old left-handed middle order batsman Devdutt Padikkal is now going to be seen in the role playing for India.
Matches will be held between India A and Australia A
Actually, a home series is going to be played between India A and Australia A. There will be two multi-day matches on Australia A's tour of India. There 3 ODI matches will be played. This tour will start from 22nd September, while it will end on 11th October. Devdutt Padikkal will captain the team for 2 multi-day matches of this tour. This tour has been announced by BCCI by posting on X.
The team for this tour has also been announced. Devdutt Padikkal has been made the captain of the multi-day match team. Along with him, Sai Sudarshan has been made the vice-captain of the team. N Jagadishan has been selected as the wicketkeeper batsman in this team. The captaincy of the ODI team has been given to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Devdutt Padikkal will play the role of vice-captain in his team.
The Indian men's selection committee has selected the India A squad for the upcoming home series against Australia A, consisting of two multi-day matches and three one-day games in Puducherry. ODI matches are also going to be played in Puducherry.
India A squad for Australia A series
India A Multi-Day Squad: Aman Mokhade, Ayush Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal (captain), Sai Sudarshan (vice-captain), Yash Rathore, Sheikh Rashid, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Anshul Kamboj, Praful Hinge, N Jagadeesan (wk), Nachiket Bhute, V Vaishakh*.
India A One-Day Squad: Priyansh Arya, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Naman Dheer, Hardik Pandya*, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Gurjapaneet Singh, Yash Thakur.
Australia A and India A series schedule
| serial number | Day | date | days (till) | to date) | match | place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday | 22 September 2026 | Friday | 25 September 2026 | First multi-day match | Puducherry |
| 2 | Tuesday | 29 September 2026 | Friday | 2 October 2026 | Second multi-day match | Puducherry |
| 3 | Tuesday | 6 October 2026 | — | — | 1st ODI | Puducherry |
| 4 | Friday | 9 October 2026 | — | — | 2nd ODI | Puducherry |
| 5 | sunday | 11 October 2026 | — | — | 3rd ODI | Puducherry |
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