India A cricket team

The India A cricket team is a national cricket team representing India. It is the second-tier cricket of India national cricket team. The team is currently captained by Abhimanyu Easwaran first-class cricket and Yash Dhull in Limited Overs.The team is coached by Shitanshu Kotak.

The matches played by India A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receive first-class and List A classification respectively. It is a developmental team, often domestic players first get selected in this team before playing for senior team.

The team had played in NKP Salve Challenger Trophy as India Red, Its names were changed for the 2006 version of this tournament. India A became India Red. The team has won the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy four times (2001/02, 2003/04, 2004,05, 2009/10) and shared the trophy thrice (1998/99, 2006/07, 2011/12).

Coaching staff

 * Head coach & Batting coach: Shitanshu Kotak
 * Fielding coach: Munish Bali
 * Fast Bowling Coach: Troy Cooley
 * Spin Bowling Coach: Sairaj Bahutule
 * Physiotherapist: Yogesh Parmar
 * Strength & Conditioning Coach: Anand Date
 * Performance Analyst: Devraj Raut
 * Massuer: Mangesh Gaikwad

Current squad
This is a list of players who have received an India A call-up in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons (excluding 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup where India picked an Under-23 team). Players with international caps are marked in bold.

Issue
BCCI do not regularly organise international tours of India A.