Here is all you need to know about the India A Vs England Lions Multi-Day and warm up match in 2024 including the schedule, venue, players, captain and more
Later this month, India A will play the England Lions in Ahmedabad with a lot of familiar faces.
Encompassing four days, this competition gives players a broad platform to demonstrate their abilities in the extended format, encouraging healthy competition and giving selectors important information about the players’ versatility and stamina.
India A Vs England Lions 2024 multi-day and warm up match schedule, date, time, squad players list, venue
The two-day warm-up match on January 12–13 and the four-day first-class match on January 17–20, both at Ahmedabad, will kick off the shadow tour to the five-Test series between India and England.
The 13-member India “A” squad that will play the visiting England Lions later this month was announced by the Indian men’s selection committee on Saturday. Before the India ‘A’ team plays its longer multi-day matches, this first clash is an important pre-trial to help them get used to the conditions.
India A Vs England Lions schedule and venue
The two-day warm-up match at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ground ‘B’ in Ahmedabad is scheduled to kick off the tour on January 12, 2024 followed by the four day game at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
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India ‘A’ squad for 2-day warm-up fixture & first multi-day game against England Lions announced
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 6, 2024
- 12th – 13th January (Narendra Modi Stadium Ground ‘B’, Ahmedabad)
- 17th – 20th January (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)
India A Vs England Lions squad and captain
Abhimanyu Easwaran will head the team as it plays a multi-day contest and a two-day warm-up against English opponents.
During the India-South Africa ODI series, Akash Deep, one of the chosen players, was called up for the first time for India A. The most successful Indian batter in South Africa in December 2023 was Pradosh Ranjan Paul, who was not selected by any side in the IPL 2024 auctions.
India A has also selected KS Bharat, who was selected as the backup wicket-keeper to KL Rahul in the South African Test team. Check out the full squad below:
Indian squad
- Sai Sudharsan
- Rajat Patidar
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Pradosh Ranjan Paul
- KS Bharat (WK)
- Manav Suthar
- Pulkit Narang
- Navdeep Saini
- Tushar Deshpande
- Vidwath Kaverappa
- Dhruv Jurel (WK)
- Akash Deep