Upcoming against England Test series Before Team India is preparing fiercely. Team India is practicing through an intra-skava match at the Kent County Ground in Bekenham and the team’s camp was seen both hope and anxiety on the second day. In this match, Sarfaraz Khan scored a bang in just 76 balls, while senior fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah did not get any wicket.
Shubman Gill and KL Rahul impressed by hitting half -centuries on the first day, but Sarfaraz, who was playing for India A on the second day, caught everyone’s attention. Despite not joining India’s official team for the five -match series, the 27 -year -old right -handed batsman scored 101 runs off just 76 balls with the help of 15 fours and two sixes.
Fans and experts raised a lot of questions as Sarfaraz was not included in the main team. Earlier, Sarfaraz also scored 92 runs in the first informal Test between India A and England Lions in Canterbury. Sarfaraz has scored 371 runs for India at an average of 37.10 in six Tests so far, including 150 runs scored in the second innings of the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand last year.
India-A batsmen impressed with their batting, but the day of India’s first bowling attack was mixed. Jasprit Bumrah did not get any wicket and conceded five runs per over, which increased the concerns of fans about rhythm and readiness. Although Mohammad Siraj took two wickets, he also remained expensive and looted more than seven runs per over. The famous Krishna also took two wickets, while Nitish Kumar Reddy dismissed Abhimanyu Ishwar for 39 runs.
India A finished the second day’s game for 6 wickets for 299 runs and 160 runs behind the main Indian team. Sai Sudarshan scored 38 runs from 60 balls, while Ishaan Kishan scored 45 off 55 balls. Washington Sundar, who was dismissed for zero in the first innings, handled himself by scoring 35 runs. However, India A captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed for zero. The match played behind closed doors is India’s last practice match before the England series. These intra-skuad matches are being played against England Lions after two informal Test matches and both of them were draws.
