The first match ended as a draw on 2 June and after a three -day gap, the second practice game will be played.
India A will face Lions of England in the second informal Test match at the county ground in Northampton from 6 to 9 June. The first practice ended in the game draw. An Intra-Squad match is scheduled, but the match can help players assimilate English conditions and get some important red ball practice before the test series.
Sarfaraz Khan falls for KL Rahul
Given that almost every India contributed with batting; No one will expect any change there. But there has been a big development. KL Rahul 2 has joined the squad for the England Lions Squad. Given that he is part of the Test Squad and he will be nominated in the head in Headingly, he will slot, but means that a batsman will have to be demolished.
So, who will be it? Well, since only Sarfaraz Khan is one of the top six batsmen who are not part of the test squad, they will have to sit outside. He has worked on his fitness and has also played a knocking of 93 runs, but all other batsmen will be back in England, while he will not do it. So, it is understandable that Sarfaraz will be a way for Rahul.
Where will KL Rahul bat?
Another question is where does Rahul bat? We still do not know which number Rahul will be slot to bat. Given that he is batting at almost every number, it is safe to assume that he will bat at number four in A vs England Lions 2 matches in India. This was the situation where Sarfaraz batted in the first innings. And who knows, this can be a situation where Rahul is also a bats in Headingly.
Akash Deep and Tanush Kotian, Harshit Rana and Harsh Dubey out
Akash Deep was part of Lucknow Super Veterans till 27 May, but he will feature in this game. He will most likely replace Harshit Rana. He was performing the lowest fast bowler in Cantorbury. The only wicket he got was of the telnder passion. And it was not just a wicket; Their line, length and control were also at all places.
You expect your spinner to bowl a large part of your overs on flat pitches and at least economical. Harsh Dubey was at least economical of all bowlers and all 4 pacers were delivered as over or similar over. Most likely, Tanush Kotian will take its place. He is an off-spinner and should make a better rent than England Lions, who have many left-handed batsmen. Kotian is also a better batsman than Dubey.
India predicted a playing XI for England’s Lions 2 match
Abhimanu Ishwar (C), Yashsvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (In), Dhruv Juraral (VC and WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian (in), Akash Deep (in)Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Kumar
bench: Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana (Out), Khalil Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey (Out), Sarfaraz Khan (Out)
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