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Australia A versus. India two-match To offer players on the periphery of both sides an opportunity to stake their claims, a four-day series will take place ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year.
The two games will be played from October 31 to November 3 at Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena, and from November 7 to November 10 at the MCG.
Before the opening Test at Optus Stadium in Perth, which starts on November 22, the entire Indian squad, which includes the A team as well as the main tour party, will play an internal warm-up match at the WACA between November 15 and 17.
Before leaving for Australia, India will play five home Test matches on the FTP between late September and early November. They will play two matches against Bangladesh and three against New Zealand.
The two A matches will conflict with Australia’s ODIs and T20Is against Pakistan, so the selectors may need to choose whether players from the white-ball sides have the potential to play for the A side. They will probably conflict with Sheffield Shield games as well.
The composition of Australia’s batting order may still be up for dispute prior to the India series, despite signs that Steven Smith will continue to begin the innings. Players like Matt Renshaw, Marcus Harris, and Cameron Bancroft may have an opportunity to make a stronger case in the A matches.
Prior to the Test series in Canberra last season, Pakistan played the Prime Minister’s XI, which was essentially an Australia A squad.
Before the Test series, they played two warm-up matches against Australia A during their last tour of Australia in 2020–21. That series was won 2-1 by India.