Indian opener Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the Indian A squad in the upcoming tour to Australia later this month.

When the BCCI chose to remove top Indian batsmen Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from their Central contracts for the 2024–24 season back in February, it made headlines. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were dropped from the team because they didn't comply with the management's and team captain's disciplinary requirements or those of domestic cricket.

According to a report in PTI, Ishan will be part of the India A squad for two four-day Tests against Australia A, as well as an intra-squad match with the Rohit Sharma-led senior India team. The two Test matches against Australia A will be held at McKay from October 31-November 3 and then in Melbourne from November 7-10.