Suryansh Shedge to Replace Hardik Pandya in India A Squad for Australia A Series

Suryansh Shedge has been lined up to replace the injured Hardik Pandya in India A's squad for the upcoming three-match one-day series against Australia A in Puducherry.

Hardik was initially included in the India A one-day squad, subject to a fitness clearance, but a fresh injury setback has delayed his return to competitive cricket. The allrounder is understood to still be experiencing pain while bowling, extending his spell on the sidelines that began during the IPL 2026 season in May.

Hardik has also been absent from India's ODI setup since the Champions Trophy final in March 2025.

Shedge, a 23-year-old medium-pace bowling allrounder, has represented India in three T20Is and has featured prominently for India A in List A cricket. Nearly half of his 15 List A appearances have come for the A side.

The Mumbai allrounder recently produced a career-best 72 off 66 balls while batting at No. 7 against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla in June. His innings came during a dramatic contest that was eventually decided by a Super Over.

Changes to India A squads

There has also been another change to the India A setup. Left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Anukul Roy will replace Naman Dhir in the one-day squad.

Dhir has now moved into India's squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against the West Indies, taking the place of Washington Sundar. Washington, who was recently part of India's gold-medal-winning squad at the Asian Games, could feature for Tamil Nadu in their 2026-27 Ranji Trophy opener against Rajasthan if selected.

Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain India A in the one-day series, with Devdutt Padikkal serving as his deputy. Padikkal previously made his India A captaincy debut during the preceding red-ball series.

Australia A also make changes

Australia A have made two changes to their squad ahead of the series. Fast bowler Riley Meredith and allrounder Will Sutherland have been added to the one-day side, replacing Jack Edwards and Aaron Hardie.

Edwards left the Australia A squad last month to join Australia's senior team in South Africa, where he subsequently made his ODI debut. Hardie, meanwhile, has been ruled out of the series because of a minor knee injury.

The first ODI will be played on October 6 as a day-night match, beginning at 2pm local time in Puducherry. The second and third matches are scheduled for October 9 and October 11, with both games starting at 9am.

India A squad

• Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain)

• Devdutt Padikkal (vice-captain)

• Priyansh Arya

• Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper)

• Rajat Patidar

• Prabhsimran Singh

• B Sai Sudharsan

• Anukul Roy

• Arshin Kulkarni

• Nishant Sindhu

• Suryansh Shedge

• Arshad Khan

• Gurjapneet Singh

• Vipraj Nigam

• Yash Thakur

Australia A squad

• Mahli Beardman

• Nikhil Chaudhary

• Ben Dwarshuis

• Spencer Johnson

• Sam Konstas

• Nathan McSweeney

• Riley Meredith

• Todd Murphy

• Mitch Owen

• Josh Philippe (wicketkeeper)

• Tanveer Sangha

• Liam Scott

• Lachlan Shaw

• Will Sutherland