Abhimanyu Easwaran and KL Rahul’s subpar performance in the second India A vs. Australia A match was examined by former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar.
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar gave crucial advise to hitters on their first tour to the nation in addition to analyzing Abhimanyu Easwaran and KL Rahul’s subpar performance in the second match between India A and Australia A. In the two unofficial Test matches against Australia A before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which begins with the Perth Test on November 22, KL and Easwaran received much-needed playing time in Australian conditions. At the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Easwaran failed to reach the 20-run mark in all four innings, but the seasoned KL also fell short, reaching four and ten in the second game.
This raises doubts about their participation in the first Test in Perth. Indian captain Rohit Sharma is expected to miss the match owing to personal reasons, leaving these two players to compete for the opening berth.
In an ESPNCricinfo video, Manjrekar stated that the removal of India A batter’s experience is remarkably similar to that of an Indian batter playing in Australia for the first time. He also claimed that the Indian squad is headed into the tour as “underconfident” after a home series loss to New Zealand, with important players like Rohit and Virat Kohli out of form.
Manjrekar also offered guidance to Indian batsmen, pushing them to abandon their “Indian instincts” while playing and adapting to Australian conditions.”I guess in many ways India have gone there (Australia) slightly underconfident because of what happened just prior to that tour (0-3 loss to New Zealand at home) and their main players Rohit and Virat clearly out of form,” Manjrekar told ESPN.
“The dismissal that you saw of most Indian batters was typical of an Indian batter going to Australia and a pitch that has some juice in it where instinctively they are playing in a certain manner and are surprised by the the extra bounce and that happened to all of us.””We went to Australia, so we needed time to adjust to the bounce and play a little higher than usual. So you have to get rid of your Indian tendencies. KL and Easwaran, not a good start. So the conflict between them becomes much more intense,” he said. While Easwaran may make his international debut after 101 first-class matches, 7,674 runs, and 27 hundreds, KL has plenty of Australian experience on his side. KL has scored 618 runs in 19 innings against Australia, averaging 34.33, with a century, six fifties, and the best individual performance of 110. KL, on the other hand, has had a terrible performance in five matches in Australia, hitting 187 runs in nine innings at an average of 20.77, with one century.
The highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia begins on November 22 with the first Test in Perth.
The second Test, in the day-night format, will be held under lights at Adelaide Oval from December 6 to 10. Fans will next shift their focus to The Gabba in Brisbane for the third Test, which runs from December 14 to 18.
The traditional Boxing Day Test, held from December 26 to 30 at Melbourne’s renowned Melbourne Cricket Ground, will be the series’ concluding match. The fifth and final Test will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7, delivering an entertaining conclusion to a highly anticipated series.
