Mukund to lead India A against BD

Tamil Nadu captain Abhinav Mukund will be leading a 14-member India A side in a two-day warm-up match against Bangladesh before the one-off Test against visitors start on February 9 in Hyderabad.

The squad features all-rounder Jayant Yadav, who sustained an injury during England series and the match will be his fitness Test before the big game against the neighbouring nation.

Hardik Pandya will also like to make his case stronger and get retained in the squad after being injured during practice ahead of the Mohali Test against England.

The team of 14 features all performers in the Ranji Trophy, including top run-getter Priyank Panchal and top wicket-taker Shahbaz Nadeem.

One of the features of the squad is presence of three wicketkeepers -- Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant and second highest scorer of the season Nitin Saini of Haryana.

SQUAD: Abhinav Mukund (C), Panchal, Shreyas Iyer, Ishank Jaggi, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan (WK), Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Aniket Choudhary, CV Milind, Nitin Saini.