India, Sept. 6 -- Right-handed batter Shreyas Iyer will be leading India A in the upcoming two multi-day matches against Australia A, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Saturday. The Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) was recently left out of the Asia Cup squad, but the selectors have now rewarded him with a leadership role. This development comes amid the ongoing reports of Shreyas possibly taking over from Rohit Sharma as the next ODI captain.

Just a couple of days after the Asia Cup snub, a report in Dainik Jagran claimed that Shreyas is being looked at as the next ODI captain and he could take over from Rohit pretty soon. However, some other reports claim that it would be Shubman ...