Venugopal Rao to lead India 'A' to Australia

Mumbai, May 24 (UNI) Venugopal Rao will lead a 15-member India 'A' team to Australia to play in the Top End series in July, while wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel will be his deputy.

BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah announced the squad here today.

The series, to be played in Darwin and Cairns, will also feature 'A' teams from New Zealand and Pakistan besides hosts Australia, and will be a combination of four-day, one-day and Twenty20 cricket.

The team: Venugopal Rao (captain), Parthiv Patel (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, R S Sodhi, T P Singh, Piyush Chawla, Cheteshwar Pujara, R P Singh, S S Paul, Ravindra Jadeja, Siddharth Trivedi and S Badrinath UNI JM GK PDS DS1605