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Former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi has been appointed as the bowling coach for the India A team in their upcoming series against Australia A. Alongside Joshi, Atul Ranade, currently the assistant coach of Mumbai, will serve as the fielding coach. Hrishikesh Kanitkar will continue as the head coach.

Shreyas Iyer will captain India A against Australia A in Lucknow, joined by KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj for the second match. Several new faces, including N Jagadeesan and Ayush Badoni, have been included after strong domestic performances.

Shreyas Iyer will captain the 15-member India A squad for two matches against Australia A in Lucknow, starting September 16, announced BCCI on Saturday. Despite strong Duleep Trophy performances, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rajat Patidar were surprisingly omitted. KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj are slated to join the squad for the second game, replacing two players from the initial lineup.