5 players that graduated to play for Team India from the India A squad

Karun Nair in action

 

India A will be touring South Africa in July for an ODI triangular series that also includes Australia A. The team will also play a couple of four-day games against South Africa A in Benoni and Potchefstroom. With the likes of Rishabh Pant, Yuzvendra Chahal and Manish Pandey in the squad, their prospects look healthy.

The series is also an opportunity for the players to catch the eyes of the national selectors in order to get into the Indian team. Previously, there have been cricketers who have represented India after playing for the A team.

Here, we have listed down some of India’s best cricketers who had played for India A before donning the Indian national team jersey.

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#5 Karun Nair

Karun Nair’s Test coronation was no less than a fairytale as he blasted his way to a triple century against England. However, his form dipped in the Tests against Australia, which he followed up with a shabby display with the willow in the Indian Premier League.

Nair is one of the many players who played for India A before earning a berth in the Indian team. He was the vice-captain of the India A team when Australia A and South Africa A toured India for a triangular series, staged at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

While he couldn’t live up to the lofty expectations, his team went on to bag the title by humbling Australia A in the finals.