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Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025
Senior pros Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin staked strong claims to be included in India's playing XI for the first Test with impressive performances.
Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw, who are fighting for one of the opening slots in the Test team, did their chances no good after registering ducks.
Shaw smashed 48 off 35 balls to lay the foundation for the visiting team's chase in the first unofficial ODI. Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, who replaced Dhawn in India's T20I squad, blazed away to a 21-ball 39.
Gill, along with Manish Pandey and Shreyas Iyer, was tipped to make it to the limited overs squad but despite being adjudged 'Player of the Series' with 218 runs and three half-centuries, he was the one to miss out.
One big positive from the game was opener Shikhar Dhawan regaining form ahead of the T20 International series against South Africa.
Despite scoring a staggering 854 runs in the last Ranji season, Jackson could not make it to the India 'A' squad. The senior Saurashtra batsman was also ignored for the Duleep Trophy this year.
The Kerala pace spearhead says the team aims to qualify for the knockout phase in all three formats this season.
India 'A' defeated South Africa 'A' by seven wickets on the final day morning of the first unofficial Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Dravid, who was recently appointed as the National Cricket Academy's head of cricket operations, is free to travel for 'A' or U-19 tours whenever he deems necessary.
India 'A' comfortably beat South Africa 'A' by 69 runs in the first unofficial One-Day International of the five-match series.
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