Who is Saransh Jain? Got a chance to debut for Team India at the age of 33

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Saransh Jain: 33-year-old Saransh Jain has been included in the playing 11 of Team India in the second Test match being played against Sri Lanka in Colombo. This is his debut match.

Saransh Jain: These days a two-match Test series is being played between India and Sri Lanka, the second and last match of which is going on from August 23 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo. In this test match, Team India has made a major change in its playing eleven. The management has dropped Kuldeep Yadav and given a chance to debut to Saransh Jain in his place. Indian veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja handed over the debut cap to Saransh.

Who is Saransh Jain?

Saransh Jain, resident of Madhya Pradesh, was born on March 31, 1993. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm bowler. Saransh plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket. Apart from this, he has also represented Central Zone, Rest India and India A. Recently, in his last match in the MP T20 League, he caught the attention of the selectors by taking 4 wickets with an unbeaten inning of 43 runs.

How was Saransh’s cricket performance?

33 year old Saransh Jain has scored 2223 runs in 85 innings of 54 first class matches, which includes 2 centuries and 14 half-centuries. He has 188 wickets in his name in first-class cricket. Apart from this, he has scored 553 runs and taken 38 wickets in 35 innings of 47 List A matches. At the same time, in 20 T20 matches he scored 37 runs and took 18 wickets.

Why did you get a chance in place of Kuldeep?

Let us tell you, at the time of the toss, Indian captain Shubman Dil told that Kuldeep Yadav has not completely recovered from the viral infection and hence Saransh Jain has been given a chance in his place in the playing eleven. Kuldeep could not perform anything special in the Galle Test. He had taken only 1 wicket in this match, after which speculations about his ouster had intensified.

With his debut in the second Test match against Sri Lanka, Saransh has become the first Indian cricketer in the last 28 years to make his Test debut at the age of 33.

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