Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath will lead a 15-member India 'A' squad which will play two three-day matches against a visiting Australia 'A' side next month.
Senior India team players S Sreesanth, Robin Uthappa and Piyush Chawla were also included in the squad picked by the BCCI selection committee on Saturday.
The first game will be held in Bangalore from September 3 while the second match will be played in Hyderabad from September 9, a BCCI release said.
India 'A' squad: S Badrinath (c), Parthiv Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammed Kaif, Cheteshwar Pujara, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, S Sreesanth, Vinay Kumar, S R Tyagi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohnish Parmar, Sahil Kukreja. Amit Mishra.