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After starting their tour of Bangladesh with defeat in a one-day international series, India's stand-in captain KL Rahul said they will come out swinging in the opening test match against the hosts beginning in Chattogram on Wednesday.
Abhimanyu Easwaran, captain of the Bengal team who is yet to make his India team debut will join the Test team in Chattogram for the two-match series against Bangladesh beginning December 14. According to ESPNcricinfo, the selectors are awaiting the BCCI medical staff's final assessment of the left thumb injury that Rohit Sharma sustained during the second ODI. On Wednesday, Rohit made a hasty return to Mumbai where he saw a BCCI-designated expert. The squad's management is hopeful that he will be fine before the second Test, which begins on December 22 at Mirpur. The World Test Championship includes two-match series.
Shahbaz Ahmed produced a brilliant all-round performance to power Bengal to a dominating 43-run win over Tamil Nadu in their Elite Group E match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Sunday. The 27-year-old from Haryana led Bengal's aggressive batting display with an unbeaten 27-ball 42 laced with three fours and two maximums to take the team to 164 for six after opting to bat. He then returned to scalp three crucial wickets with his left-arm spin to completely derail Tamil Nadu's run chase as they ended with 121 for 9 in their stipulated 20 overs.
Kuldeep Sen blew away the last two batters with scorching pace and steep bounce to finish with a match haul of eight wickets as Rest of India won their 29th Irani Trophy with a walk-in-the-park eight wicket victory over Saurashtra on Tuesday. While Saurashtra gave a much better account of themselves in the second innings but a total of 380 meant Rest of india needed only 105 runs with almost two days of play left.
The 19-member squad did not feature veteran Manoj Tiwary and Anushtup Majumder, who have decided to focus more on red-ball games this season. The duo, however, might play the Vijay Hazare Trophy (50-over) meet scheduled after the shortest format games next month.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the 'Rest of India' squad that will take on 2019-20 Ranji Trophy champions Saurashtra in the Irani Cup from October 1-5. The Irani Cup is returning after three years, with the prestigious competition dropped from the domestic schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020. India batter Hanuma Vihahi will lead Rest of India, while another India international, Mayank Agarwal, has also been picked in the squad. Yash Dhull, who led India to the 2022 U-19 World Cup trophy, has also been selected along with young pace sensation Umran Malik.
Ruturaj Gaikwad struck a fine 108 off 127 balls before New Zealand A fought back to dismiss India A for 293 on day one of the third and final unofficial Test in Bengaluru on Thursday. Gaikwad, who has hardly played red ball cricket over the past 24 months, gave a good account of himself during his knock which had 12 fours and two sixes. Gaikwad, who has played nine T20Is for India, shared a 134-run stand with Upendra Yadav (76) before a batting collapse saw India A being bowled out for 293 from a strong 245 for four. Upendra's effort comprised nine fours and two sixes.
Gaikwad, who has hardly played red ball cricket over the past 24 months, gave a good account of himself during his knock which had 12 fours and two sixes. Gaikwad, who has played nine T20Is for India, shared a 134-run stand with Upendra Yadav (76) before a batting collapse saw India A being bowled out for 293 from a strong 245 for four.