Yuvraj Singh was today picked in the India 'A' squad which will play England XI on October 30.
Cancer survivor Yuvraj Singh's journey back into international cricket took another positive turn on Wednesday after he was included in the India 'A' squad that will play England XI in their opening three-day practice game scheduled from October 30 in Mumbai.u00a0
Yuvraj, who has returned to cricket after recovering from a rare germ cell cancer, showed fine form in North Zone's Duleep Trophy match against Central Zone by getting a double hundred -- 208. The 30-year-old left-hander will be the batting backbone of the 14-member India 'A' line-up.
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The India 'A' squad will be led by Suresh Raina, who is also vying for a spot in the Indian senior team.
Yuvraj Singh will be hoping to replicate his domestic form against England.
Post-recovery from cancer, Yuvraj had returned to competitive cricket in the World Twenty20 and a good performance in the warm-up game would go a long way in getting him the selectors' nod for the four-match Test series against England starting November 15.
The squad, announced here by the new selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil, features six batsmen in all, including upcoming names such as Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane and Manoj Tiwary.
Wriddhimaan Saha is the lone wicketkeeper in the squad.
The bowling attack of the side would be spearheaded by Irfan Pathan and he will have Ashok Dinda, Parvinder Awana and Vinay Kumar to assist him.
Interestingly, the squad doesn't have any spinners, in what could possibly be an attempt by the selectors to deny the English team any practice against their main weapons.
The India 'A' squad: Suresh Raina (c), Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Manoj Tiwary, Wriddhimaan Saha (wk), Irfan Pathan, Vinay Kumar, Parwinder Awana, Ashok Dinda, Robin Bisht, Ashok Menaria, Abhinav Mukund. Coach: Lalchand Rajput.
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