Seasoned batter Ok.L. Rahul and wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel have been added to the India A squad for the second four-day recreation in opposition to Australia A, beginning on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) on Thursday. IANS had reported on Monday that Rahul and Jurel would hyperlink up with the India A crew after leaving for Melbourne following the third Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand, which the Rohit Sharma-led facet misplaced by 25 runs to undergo a historic 3-0 defeat.
Sources had additionally stated that the choice to ship Rahul and Jurel to play for India A crew was made with an eye fixed to offer the duo some recreation time forward of the all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy sequence, beginning in Perth on November 22. Additionally it is believed that Rahul may open alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran, because the Indian crew can be eager to see who can be the most effective particular person to companion Yashasvi Jaiswal within the Perth Take a look at.
The emptiness on the prime comes particularly after captain Rohit Sharma stated on the finish of the Mumbai Take a look at that he could possibly be unavailable for the sequence opener at Perth attributable to private causes.
Whereas Easwaran has slammed 27 centuries in 100 first-class matches, with a mean of 49.40, Rahul has not too long ago batted primarily within the middle-order however is available in with the truth that he is scored Take a look at centuries in England, South Africa, and Australia, the nation the place he made his Take a look at debut in 2014.
Rahul performed three Exams within the Indian house season, along with his final recreation coming through the hosts’ sequence opener in opposition to New Zealand on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After making scores of 0 and 12 in that recreation, the place India misplaced by eight wickets, he did not function within the the rest of the sequence.
Alternatively, Jurel could possibly be taking over wicketkeeping duties from Ishan Kishan, who’s main India A. Jurel did not get a recreation to play within the 5 Exams India performed at house, although he did get to function as an alternative wicketkeeper within the first Take a look at at Bengaluru after Rishabh Pant damage his knee.
Beforehand, Prasidh Krishna was added to the India A squad as a alternative for Yash Dayal, who was named in India’s T20I squad for the four-match tour of South Africa, beginning on November 8 in Durban.
The primary four-day recreation noticed India A, captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad, undergo a heavy seven-wicket defeat on the Nice Barrier Reef Enviornment in Mackay, Queensland, with left-handed batters B. Sai Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal together with pacer Mukesh Kumar being the standout performers.
India A squad for 2nd first-class recreation: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vc), Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (wk), Abishek Porel (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (wk)
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