New Delhi: India A suffered a disastrous start in the second unofficial Test against Australia A at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday, losing four wickets in just three overs. KL Rahul, who was added to India A squad on Wednesday for the match, only managed to score 4 runs.
He was dismissed by Australia A bowler Scott Boland as India A lost 4 big wickets on just 11 runs. Neser removed Abhimanyu Easwaran in the first over on a duck and picked up his second wicket on the next delivery, by removing Sai Sudharsan on a duck. He scored a stunning century in the second inning of the first unofficial Test in Mackay last week and the team hoped for the same performance from Sudharsan but he failed.
Neser took his third wicket of the match when he dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad for just 4 runs. Padikkal got a good start but he failed to convert it into a big score as Neser took his fourth wicket of the match. KL Rahul was included in the India A squad as the team management wanted to give him some game time before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but he failed to deliver.
Dhruv Jurel replaced Ishan Kishan in India A’s playing XI after the Jharkhand batter failed to score big runs in the first unofficial Test, which Ruturaj Gaikwad and Co. lost by 7 wickets. While Jurel is unlikely to play the first Test against Australia in Perth, KL Rahul is in contention to play as an opener in the absence of Rohit Sharma.
India’s squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have already announced the 18-member squad for the five-match series against Australia. Rohit Sharma will lead the side and Jasprit Bumrah was named as the vice-captain of the team. Mohammed Shami failed to recover from his long-term knee injury and was not included in the team while Kuldeep Yadav also missed out due to his chronic left groin issue.
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
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