India, May 16 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the India A squad for the upcoming tour of England. The team will play two first-class matches against the England Lions at Canterbury and Northampton and a match against Team India (Senior Men). Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead the team, while Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan will join the squad ahead of the second match.

Dhruv Jurel has been named as Easwaran's deputy for the tour, beginning June 2. India A will take on England in two matches. The first game will begin on June 2 while the other one will start on June 9.

It needs to be mentioned that Abhimanyu Easwaran was a part of India's squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but he did not get a single ga...