Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwaran to captain India ‘A’ against England Lions

NEW DELHI: Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named as the captain of the India ‘A’ team for the two-day warm-up fixture & first multi-day game against England Lions to be held later this month. India ‘A’ will play a total of 3 multi-day matches in the tour. Easwaran, the prolific red-ball opener for Bengal, had recently been a member of the India Test team which drew the two-match series in South Africa, after being drafted in as a replacement for injured Ruturaj Gaikwad. He had also captained India ‘A’ in their last four-day match against South Africa ‘A’ at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni last month, where he scored 18. A regular with the India ‘A’ side, Easwaran was named as one of five standby players in India’s Test squad for their home series against England in 2021.

He was also named as one of four standby players in India’s Test squad for the final of the 2021 ICC World Test Championship and for the team’s away series against England later in that year. Easwaran had scored 6585 runs in 89 first-class matches at an average of 47.03. IANS

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