Michael Neser and Beau Webster helped Australia A dominate over India A as Day 1 ended on Thursday in the ongoing second unofficial Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The Men's Selection Committee has announced the addition of KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel to the India A squad for the second first-class match against Australia A, set to begin on Thursday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Earlier, Prasidh Krishna was also included in the squad as a replace
The surprising retentions and releases by all ten franchises have laid down the foundation for what could be an exciting, fun and record-breaking auction later this year. Let us look at several takeways from the auction:
Rana was among several fresh faces chosen for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting from November 22 onwards with the first Test at Perth, alongside young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, opener Abhimanyu Easwaran and wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, and Yash Dayal have been released to participate in the Irani Cup, beginning on Tuesday in Lucknow.
Former cricketer Dinesh Karthik has expressed optimism about the current pool of wicketkeepers and feels that the plethora of players to pick from is a sign of a "healthy" Indian cricket team.
Ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir said that his side "don't fear anyone" but have "respect for everyone".
India skipper Rohit Sharma rooted for the Indian youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, and Dhruv Jurel to become all-format players for the country.