New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) Shreyas Iyer was on Thursday appointed India A captain for a three-match one-day series against Australia A in Kanpur from September 30 but he has taken a six-month break from red-ball cricket to strengthen his dodgy back.

Besides Iyer, who recently informed the BCCI's chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar that he cannot take the rigours of red-ball cricket owing to a stiff back, the other key players in the India A one-day squad are Ravi Bishnoi, wicketkeeper-batter Prabhsimran Singh, big-hitting all-rounder Riyan Parag and Ayush Badoni among others.

Top-order batter Abhishek Sharma, who has been India' stand out batter in ongoing the Asia Cup, middle-order batter Tilak Varma, pacers Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh will all join the side for the second and third mat

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