Ishan Kishan has been named in Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India A team which will tour Australia in November. "The Men's Selection Committee has picked a 15-member India A squad for the upcoming tour of Australia. India A will play two first-class matches against Australia A in Mackay and Melbourne respectively and then take part in a three-day intra-squad game against Team India (Senior Men) in Perth," the BCCI said in a statement.
Kishan was earlier dropped from BCCI central contracts earlier this year. It happenned after he returned home midway from India's Tour of South Africa and then subsequently did not play in domestic tournaments for his state team Jharkhand. Kishan is leading Jharkhand on his return to domestic cricket this season
India A squad for the tour of Australia: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (WK), Abishek Porel (WK), Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian
Kishan has worked his way back into the BCCI's good books with strong performances in domestic cricket, including a century for India C on his return in the Duleep Trophy last month.
He also represented the Rest of India in the Irani Cup, scoring 38 in his only innings.
Now, as captain of Jharkhand's 16-member squad, Kishan is set to lead a young squad with last season's designated skipper Virat Singh as his deputy and Kumar Kushagra as the wicketkeeper.
Jharkhand begin their Ranji Trophy campaign against Assam in Guwahati in Elite Group D.
Last season, Jharkhand finished third from the bottom in Group A, winning two, losing two, and drawing three of their seven matches.
"Ishan is an experienced player and he has international experience," chairman of Jharkhand's selection committee Subroto Das was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.
With PTI inputs