The highest order of India and capitalized on a flat playground when the first unofficial test against England Lions ended on Monday in Worcester. With a small help offering pitch -offs, dough enjoyed their time in the middle, all the four highest orders recorded half a century in the second inning.
After England Lions published an impressive 587-30, running in front of India and a total of 557, the match was carried to a predictable conclusion. In response, India raced at 241 at 2 in just 41 overs before both teams agreed to trigger a game with 25 exceeding the remaining on the last day.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (64 out of 60), captain Abhimanyu Easwarean (68 of 87), Dhruv Jurel (53 No Out) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (52 not of 47), all smooth posts. The shifts provided precious time to fold before the second unofficial test in Northampton, which begins 6 June.
Coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar promoted Reddy to No. 4, which allowed the young versatile to play with freedom. He answered in style, hit three sixes and showed intention. His promotion suggests that he is considered a place on the senior side, perhaps in the first test against England in Headingley later in the summer.
Jurel, who impressed 94 in the first shifts, strengthened his case with another measured click. His sound technique and temperament placed it more than just as a backup gate, and is increasingly considered a reliable possibility of launching on their own.
Jaiswal set the tone at the beginning of the shifts and attached the sailor of the left shoulder Josh Hull to six, while he and Easwaren joined each other for a stroke, each hit eight boundaries. The couple scored freely in a natural session and earned a bowling attack, which, like their Indian counterparts, lacked an inanimate surface.
While the match offered little competition, it served its purpose from a developmental point of view. For players such as Reddy and Jurel, the time was in the middle of the conditions of matches with a timely support.
Karun Nair, who scored a double century in the first shifts, and Sarfaraz Khan, who earned 92, bat in the second shift, because he had spent considerable time in the fold.
Although the second shift takes place in a match that meanders towards the draw, it may have a low weight in a competitive expression, the performance can be considered an extended net session, if not subsequent.
But the bowling efforts of India, however, left to be very desirable. The lack of help from the playground played a role, but at every stage there was only a small threat to Lions. The more revealing form of the molding mounting will probably come in Northampton, where the conditions are expected to contribute more to a balanced competition.
Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
2 June 2025
