India, Oct. 5 -- Gurjapneet Singh, Arshad Khan and Yash Thakur will have a chance to strengthen their claims for higher honours when India A take on Australia A in the first of a three-match one-day series here on Tuesday, with the national side still looking for reliable pace-bowling options.

The series was initially expected to mark Hardik Pandya's return to competitive cricket, but the all-rounder has been ruled out indefinitely after suffering a right shin injury.

With Pandya unavailable, India have limited options among seam-bowling all-rounders, with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Suryansh Shedge the other prominent choices. Shedge, who recently completed his rehabilitation at the Centre of Excellence, has replaced Pandya in the India A s...