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Indian cricket is a crowded market-place. It is tough to stand out and even tougher to consistently do so. But even in this chaotic and unpredictable setting, Dhruv Jurel performs like a solid blue-chip stock – reliable, always growing and unaffected by the upheaval all around him. On Thursday at the BCCI Centre of Excellence…
India A: Rishabh Pant (c/wk), KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sai Sudharsan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhruv Jurel, Harsh Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Akash Deep, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Devdutt Padikkal. South Africa A: Jordan Hermann, Lesego Senokwane, Temba Bavuma (c), Zubayr Hamza, Marques Ackerman, Rubin Hermann, Rivaldo Moonsamy (wk), Tiaan…
India has been such a dominant force at home – but for the 0-3 loss to New Zealand last year – that visiting sides generally have nothing to lose. But South Africa, this November, is coming in as the World Test Champion, and it has a standard to live up to and pedigree to protect….
The ‘A’ tours that countries embark on are like shadow sojourns. Shadow, because these teams are filled with National-team aspirants and players who mirror the qualities of the nation’s first-choice XI, with the expectation being that they are ready to jump in when the eventual call-up comes. However, the second of the two multi-day matches…
India A will take on South Africa A in the second unofficial Test match at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, starting Thursday. Rishabh Pant had marked a successful return from an injury during the first unofficial Test, scoring 90 runs off 113 deliveries in the second innings to guide the side to a…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the India A squad for the three unofficial one-dayers against South Africa A. Tilak Varma was named the captain of the side with Ruturaj Gaikwad being appointed his deputy. Shreyas Iyer, who had led India A during its previous assignment against Australia A,…
On a lively final day surface that offered assistance for the bowlers, India A’s tail wagged. An unbroken 62-run eighth-wicket stand between Manav Suthar and Anshul Kamboj helped the hosts chase down a competitive 275-run target, sealing a thrilling three-wicket victory over South Africa-A in the first multi-day match at the BCCI Centre of Excellence…
India-A captain Rishabh Pant produced a stunning display of batting on a sporting wicket, smashing an unbeaten (64 batting, 81b, 8×4, 2×6), to bail his side out from early trouble on the penultimate day of the first multi-day match against South Africa-A at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Grounds in Bengaluru on Saturday. Chasing 275…
Rishabh Pant scored a brisk fifty from 65 deliveries for India A’s during its fourth innings chase of 275 against South Africa A at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru on Saturday. Walking in with his side in a precarious position at 32/3, Pant combined with Rajat Patidar to put on a half-century…
Top-order batter Zubayr Hamza is preparing for a stern test of spin when South Africa faces India in the Test series later this month, and said the two four-day games here offer him a perfect launching pad. Hamza made 66 off 109 balls in the first innings at the BCCI Centre of Excellence grounds, and…
