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Hardik last played for India in the T20 World Cup in March this year.
Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the ODI series against Australia A due to injury. The series will be played in Puducherry from 6th to 11th October this month.
According to media reports, all-rounder Suryansh Shedge has been included in the team in his place. Suryansh has passed the fitness test at BCCI’s Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. He has already joined the team.
Hardik last played competitive cricket in IPL 2026. He played his last international match in the T-20 World Cup held in March.
Suryansh has debuted for India in June
Suryansh made his debut in the T20 series against Ireland in June 2026. He has played 3 T-20 International matches.
Due to being selected in India A team, he will not be able to play in the Ranji Trophy opener in Mumbai. Mumbai has to play its first match against Chandigarh at Wankhede Stadium from October 11.
Suryansh made his international debut for India against Ireland in Belfast.
Naman Dheer also out of the series
Apart from Hardik, Naman Dheer will also not play 3 unofficial ODIs against Australia A. He has been included in the Indian team for the 5-match T20 series against West Indies on October 1.
Naman has got a chance in the team in place of Washington Sundar. Sundar has been released from the T20 team to prepare for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. He will play Ranji Trophy for Tamil Nadu.
Naman Dheer has been included in the Indian team for the West Indies T-20 series.
Rituraj Gaikwad captain, Padikkal vice captain
Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain India A in the ODI series against Australia A. Devdutt Padikkal will be the vice-captain. The team includes many players including Sai Sudarshan, Rajat Patidar, Priyansh Arya, Prisimran Singh, Vipraj Nigam and Yash Thakur.
India A squad: Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Priyansh Arya, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Arshin Kulkarni, Arshad Khan, Prisimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Gurjapaneet Singh, Yash Thakur, Suryansh Shedge.
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