India A, led by Cheteshwar Pujara, begins the series at home against Australia A in the first of two “unofficial” Test match in Chennai on Wednesday. The series, which runs from July 22 to August 11 also has a series of three including South Africa A, will act as an auction of sorts for several members of the staff of 15 members, taking into account the international calendar filled the India has, with a trip to Sri Lanka and then visit South Africa before a limited-overs tour to Australia.
Before the first game, here’s a look at some of the key members of the India A squad – coached by Rahul Dravid, to a significant extent by the BCCI – and what they can earn.
How he has changed the race Pujara. Before the tour of India to England in the summer of 2011, the average of 58.92 Saurashtra batsman in 19 test matches, with six centuries – including two doubles – and four fifties to his credit. Then he was exposed by James Anderson and Stuart Broad in five tests, of which he scored 222 runs with a half century of isolation. To improve your game, Pujara signed a contract for a short stay in Derbyshire county season; He began the tour of Australia with 73 in their first innings, but fell sharply again, with a score of 21, 18, 43, 25 and 21 before he fell for the fourth Test at the SCG.
Since then, experience first-class Pujara has been limited to a few parties Ranji and four for Yorkshire in England, the last entry is an unbeaten 133 in the second week of May. Focus five bowler of India for consideration Fatullah meant lost Pujara, Virat Kohli and want to replicate that formula the chances of a return have become thinner. A poor series against Australia could seriously damage confidence of 27-year-old.
The series is a great opportunity for the Karnataka batsman to stake their claims for a recall test. Rahul, 23, appeared set to resume opening entries for India in the test once in Fatullah last month after his century in Sydney in January, but was sick before the tour of Bangladesh. That opened up a slot for Shikhar Dhawan, whose Rahul had taken place during the tour of Australia, and left batsman made a stroke-filled 173.
Rahul has no first-class match practice to bring in the two unofficial tests against Australia, having only worked with coaches in the NCA in Bangalore. He is likely to be associated with Abhinav Mukund of Tamil Nadu in the upper part unless Dravid and team management opt to open with the young Shreyas Iyer Mumbai batsman, who made 809 runs at 50.56 in his first season of Ranji Trophy cricket then he followed with 300 runs in its first Delhi Daredevils IPL.
