Rohit Sharma rested for the first match

Mumbai:  Rohit Sharma, who was originally named in India A's squad for the first four-day match against New Zealand A, has been advised rest by the BCCI Medical Team in consultation with the team management and the All-India Senior Selection Committee. 

The decision was taken keeping in mind his recent workload, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official on Tuesday said.He will now travel with India's T20 squad that will leave for Australia on November 16 from here. 

India A squad for 1st four-day game against New Zealand A: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), M Vijay, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv Patel (wicket-keeper), K Gowtham, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Rajneesh Gurbani, Vijay Shankar, KS Bharat (wicket-keeper).(UNI)