Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of India A.Image Credit Source: PTI
Everyone is waiting for the test series between India and Australia. Team India will tour Australia in November for this series. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin from November 22 at the Perth Cricket Stadium. Team India, which has won the last two Test series in Australia, will go in this time looking to take a hat-trick for the title. However, before this series, two teams of India and Australia will face each other, which will be like a preview for some players who will later be a part of the Test series. The unofficial 2-match Test series between India A and Australia A begins on Thursday, October 31.
This type of series has been played between A teams for the past few years. Due to Corona, there was a sudden stop in the A team series in the last 3-4 years, but now it has started again. From the Indian cricket point of view, the A team tour in the last 8 to 10 years had helped many players prepare for Test cricket, the result of which was seen in the Indian team’s better performance abroad. In such a situation, this series will also pave the way for the entry of some players into the Indian team in the next 2-3 years.
Team India will keep an eye on these 2 players
Under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, India A team is located in the city of Mackay in the state of Queensland in Australia. The first match between India A and Australia A will be played here from Thursday. The India A team includes some players who also bagged a place in India’s team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In such a situation, a lot of attention will be paid to the performance of these players. Two players are the most important in this: opener Abhimanyu Easwaran and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. Easwaran, who has scored many runs in domestic cricket, has finally been selected as a substitute opener for the Australia series. In India, he has scored a number of centuries in the last 2-3 months, but it will be worth seeing how he performs in Australia’s fast bowl.
Easwaran is expected to get a chance to make his match debut during the Test series. Talking about Reddy, his chances of debuting are better. Team India needed a fast bowling all-rounder and this time Nitish was selected for this instead of Shardul Thakur. Nitish recently made his debut in the T20 series against Bangladesh and impressed a lot. But he does not have much experience in red ball cricket and in such a situation these 2 matches will be very important for him before the test series. Team India may need him for Test matches like Perth and Brisbane. In such a situation, more eyes will be on your performance.
Important series also for the Australian team
Apart from these, players like captain Ruturaj, goalkeeper Ishan Kishan, Sai Sudarshan, Navdeep Saini, who are contenders for a place in the Indian team, would also like to make their mark. As far as Australia A is concerned, eyes will be on Scott Boland. Boland has been an important part of Australia’s Test team for the last 2-3 years and will also be seen playing in the series against India. In such a situation, they have this good opportunity to prepare. In addition to him, Michael Neisser would also like to attract the attention of the selectors. For Australia, the performance of Nathan McSweeney, Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft and Sam Constas will be important because one or two of them may have the responsibility of opening in the Australian team.
