{"id":5273,"date":"2012-04-27T12:30:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T12:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5273"},"modified":"2012-04-27T12:30:53","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T12:30:53","slug":"pujara-to-lead-india-a-for-caribbean-tour-rp-singh-finds-a-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=5273","title":{"rendered":"Pujara to lead India A for Caribbean tour, RP Singh finds a place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mumbai: <\/strong>Cheteshwar Pujara will lead the India A contingent on a tour of the Caribbean in June when the West Indies A will host them to three four-day matches, three one-day matches and two Twenty20s on the tour, which begins in Barbados June 2.<\/p>\n<p>The All-India Senior Selection Committee, which met at the Cricket Centre here Friday, named Bengal keeper Wriddhiman Saha as Pujara&#8217;s deputy on the tour. <\/p>\n<p>The India A team constitutes a number of players who have represented India at the highest level. <\/p>\n<p>Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma will look to do well in the Caribbean and stake claim to a place in the Indian senior squad.<\/p>\n<p>Rudra Pratap Singh, who was surprisingly recalled to the Indian Test squad in England where the Indians suffered a crushing 0-4 series defeat, has also been included in the 15-member squad. <\/p>\n<p>Ajinkya Rahane, the current top run-getter in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), will be looking to prove a point to the Indian selectors.<\/p>\n<p>Manoj Tiwary, Ashok Dinda, Rahul Sharma and R.P. Singh also feature in the squad named by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).<\/p>\n<p>India A squad:<br \/>Cheteshwar Pujara (captain), Wriddhiman Saha (vice-captain), Abhinav Mukund, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Rahul Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Jalaj Saxena, Rudra Pratap Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Robin Bisht, Akshay Darekar, Sami Ahmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai: Cheteshwar Pujara will lead the India A contingent on a tour of the Caribbean in June when the West Indies A will host them to three four-day matches, three one-day matches and two Twenty20s on the tour, which begins in Barbados June 2. 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