Fringe gamers like Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube together with some seasoned identify who’ve been ignored by the nationwide selectors will likely be aiming to draw their consideration when spherical two of Duleep Trophy begins in Anantapur on Thursday. The star energy within the season-opening red-ball occasion will likely be decreased considerably for spherical two with India squad gamers launched for a nationwide camp forward of the primary Take a look at in opposition to Bangladesh in Chennai from September 19. Sarfaraz Khan is the lone India squad member who will likely be that includes within the home competitors.
Within the absence of nationwide regulars, the main target will shift on the likes of Rinku, who was surprisingly not picked for the primary spherical regardless of having a powerful first-class file. The spirited southpaw has additionally performed nicely for India in T20 cricket.
Shubman Gill becoming a member of the nationwide staff has led to Mayank Agarwal captaining the India A unit. Having performed his final Take a look at in March 2022, Agarwal wants a bagful of runs to get again into nationwide reckoning.
Pacer Prasidh Krishna, who missed the Duleep Trophy opener having not totally accomplished his rehab for a left quadriceps tendon, has been named within the India A squad. With the Australia tour on the horizon, the efficiency of the lanky pacer will likely be keenly noticed.
Within the India B squad, captain Abhimanyu Easwaran might want to lead from the entrance following a forgettable outing in Bengaluru final week.
Sarfaraz, who made a profitable Take a look at debut in opposition to England earlier this 12 months, was upstaged by his brother Musheer within the opening recreation, the latter’s 181 taking India B to a fantastic win over India A.
The elder brother will likely be eyeing a giant knock earlier than becoming a member of the nationwide staff in Chennai.
Washington Sundar additionally options within the India B squad and his all-round talents preserve him within the combine for all codecs. Pacer Mukesh Kumar, who was pipped by Akash Deep for the primary Take a look at, may have some extent to show.
India C openers Sai Sudharsan and Ruturaj Gaikwad will likely be seeking to pile on the runs to make a case for the reserve opener’s function within the India setup.
Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar will likely be aiming to construct on his match-winning efficiency in opposition to India D.
Rajat Patidar, dropped from the Indian staff following a disastrous debut collection in opposition to England, might want to present the starvation for red-ball runs.
Shreyas Iyer, captain of India D, is one other participant who has been sidelined from the Take a look at squad and solely a mountain of runs can deliver him again into the nationwide reckoning.
The identical goes for Devdutt Padikkal and Sanju Samson, who was a notable identify lacking from India D’s enjoying eleven in opposition to India C.
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh too must do much more to boost his red-ball credentials.
India A squad: Mayank Agarwal (C), Riyan Parag, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat, Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, SK Rasheed, Shams Mulani, Aaqib Khan.
India B squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Rinku Singh, Himanshu Mantri (WK).
India C squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier
India D squad: Shreyas lyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vidwath Kaverappa.
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