Goa’s rising talent and Ranji Trophy cricketer Mohit Redkar has been selected among ‘Standby players’ for India A squad for ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023.
Mohit, who has also been selected for High Performance Camp for Emerging Players 2023 to be conducted at NCA-Bangalore from August 17 to September 5, finds himself among Harsh Dubey, Nehal Wadhera and Snell Patel; as the 50-over format tournament to be played between eight Asian nations will be held from 13th to 23rd July in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The young off-spinner from Margao made an impressive debut in Ranji Trophy in the 2022-23 season, bagging 19 wickets in 7 matches. Mohit notched up two fifers, one each against Rajasthan and Kerala. The 22-year-old also showed his potential with the bat as he scored 238 runs in 7 matches at an average of 26.44. As such, Mohit’s potential has been noted by the Junior Cricket Committee, which has picked the India A squad announced today.
India A are placed in Group B with Nepal, UAE A and Pakistan A while Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A and Oman A form Group A. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-final. The first semi-final will be contested between Group A topper against 2nd spot holder from Group B while the second semi-final will be contested between Group B topper and 2nd spot holder from Group A on 21st July. The final will take place on 23rd July.
India A squad: Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma (VC), Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Yash Dhull (C), Riyan Parag, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Akash Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.
Coaching Staff: Sitanshu Kotak (Head Coach), Sairaj Bahutule (Bowling Coach), Munish Bali (Fielding Coach).
Standby list of players: Harsh Dubey, Nehal Wadhera, Snell Patel, Mohit Redkar.
