Box India ‘A’ will prefer to tick on the day of informal test vs England Lions Fat. 200 of Karun Nair

India A did not ask for a better start for his tour of England. After two down at the beginning of day 1, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, and Dhruv Juraral took complete control to finish the visitors with a major 409/3 with 409/3 after 90 overs in Cantorbury.

While Nair finished unbeaten on 186, Sarfaraz missed in a century, and Jurael stood outside 82. But three more days left in the match and complicated conditions at the beginning of 2 days, India A will need to tick some important boxes to stay ahead. Below we see what India should do to extract more than this informal first class game.

1. Refuse the first hour

The first challenge for India will be to get through the first hour. On day 1, the pitch was flat as the sun came out, and the batting became easy. All three of Nair, Sarfaraz and Jurall made Meera. But the day 2 can bring some movement from the sky and surface. England Lions’ pacers, especially Josh plow and Ajit Singh Dale, are likely to be more dangerous in these situations. Nair and Jurall should be patient and play quickly with soft hands.

Keep in mind, both Nair and Juraral may have scored several runs on day 1, but on the new day, they have to start with the “newcomer” mentality.

2. Karun Nair should see to score the last 250

Karun Nair is already knocking on the doors of the selectors with this knock. But a double hundred, especially in England, would be difficult to ignore. He can really make a place for himself and in the initial test in Leeds, it would be absolutely ballistic to keep him out of the eleven of playing India.

This can place her in front of the queue for a middle-order slot in the senior team, especially unavailable with Virat Kohli. Nair needs to take and replace this fine innings in match-defying. He looks undeclared for most of his incredible 186*– run knock so far.

3. Dhruv Juraral needs a big hundred

Jurael has shown its quality brightness in both IPL and test formats. He has already come up with a gritty knock. But Rishabh Pant is probably trapped in the tag “backup wicketkeeper”, with his debut being India’s best Test batsman. Here a big hundred can give him the recognition he deserves, even as a pure batsman. If necessary, Jurall can easily move as an expert batsman, to prolong batting.

4. Time for Nitish Reddy and Shardul Thakur

Both Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shardul Thakur have been slot to bat the next. India A wants them to get some valuable time in the middle to better understand English conditions. While Thakur has previously performed well under these circumstances, this is Reddy’s first visit to the UK.

Both Thakur and Reddy are seen as possible options in the Indian Test team. While either one or both can facilitate in playing XI. Therefore, it will be paramount that both seam-bouling all-rounders get to spend some time in the middle.