Ishan Kishan named in India ‘A’ squad as Sanju Samson’s replacement

Samson was ruled out of the 16-men India ‘A’ squad on Sunday (June 10) after he failed to clear the Yo-Yo endurance Test.

Ishan Kishan represented Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018 | AFP

Jharkhand batsman-keeper Ishan Kishan, who dazzled the cricket fans with his scintillating strokeplay in IPL 2018 for MI, has been named as Sanju Samson’s replacement in the India ‘A’ squad for England tour.

Kishan had a reasonable IPL 2018 campaign for Mumbai Indians, scoring 275 runs from 12 innings.

Samson was ruled out of the 16-men India ‘A’ squad on Sunday (June 10) after he failed to clear the Yo-Yo endurance Test. As per a report published in the Mumbai Mirror on Monday (June 11), Samson's score in the Yo-Yo test was way short of the prescribed 16.1 benchmark.

The Shreyas Iyer-led side is understood to have left for London from Delhi on Sunday but Samson was left behind owing to the unsatisfactory score in Yo-Yo test.

The India ‘A’ squad will take part in a triangular series involving hosts England Lions and West Indies 'A'. The ODI tri-series will commence on June 22, while India ‘A’ will play two warm-up games against Yorkshire and Leicestershire on June 17 and June 19 respectively.

Subsequently, India 'A' will feature in a four-day game against England ‘A’ from July 16 at Worcester besides a couple of three-day games against county sides. Samson was not picked for the four-day matches. Karun Nair will lead the India ‘A’ side in whites and the designated wicketkeeper in that squad is KS Bharat.

India ‘A’ Squad for ODI tri-series:

Shreyas Iyer(c), Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, G H Vihari, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar, Krishnappa Gowtham, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan

 
 

By Salman Anjum - 11 Jun, 2018

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