Dhoni, Rahane to lead India A in warm-up fixtures

Two days after relinquishing the captaincy of the limited-overs sides, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named captain of the India A team that will take on the visiting England side in the first practice game ahead of their three-match One-Day International series against India, the selection committee announced on Friday (January 6). Anijkya Rahane, the Mumbai batsman, will lead the A team in the second warm-up game.

England, who will land in India after the Christmas break following their 0-4 loss in the preceding Test series, are due to play two warm-up games, both at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on January 10 and 12.

India A team for 1st warm-up tie: Shikhar Dhawan, Mandeep Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (Captain), Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma, Siddarth Kaul

India A team for 2nd warm-up tie: Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Suresh Raina, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan, Sheldon Jackson, Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Parvez Rasool, Vinay Kumar, Pradeep Sangwan, Ashoke Dinda