With Team India having a packed international schedule over the next six months, the focus will be on the fringe players when India ‘A’ take on Australia ‘A’ in the first four-day match at the Ekana Stadium on Tuesday.

Undoubtedly, the spotlight will be on Shreyas Iyer, who has been striving hard to regain his place in the Indian team that will be up against the West Indies in the two-match Test series early next month. Besides, Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna, who were part of the Indian team on the recent tour of England, will also be eager to stake their claim. With KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj set to join the squad for the second four-day game from September 23 here, that match will also act as a warm-up ahead of the Test series.