Hanuma Vihari named Remainder of India squad for Irani Cup, Sai Sudharsan, Mayank Agarwal in
Hanuma Vihari has been named captain of Remainder of India for the Irani Cup in opposition to Ranji champions Saurashtra starting October 1 in Rajkot.
Abhimanyu Easwaran, who made 798 runs within the Ranji season, misses out as he is recovering from typhoid. The opposite shock miss is Kerala allrounder Jalaj Saxena, who topped the wickets chart with 50 scalps.
With a number of India A gamers away with the nationwide workforce on the Asian Video games in Hangzhou, the selectors have rewarded younger batters Yash Dhull and Rohan Kunnummal with berths purely on potential, regardless of them having endured poor Ranji seasons.
Dhull managed simply 270 runs in 10 innings on the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy whereas Kunnummal managed 203 runs in 9 innings. Vihari himself had a patchy season, scoring 490 runs in 14 innings for Andhra, however the captaincy is presumably an extra signal of him nonetheless being within the combine so far as back-ups go for the nationwide workforce.
Mumbai’s Sarfaraz Khan, who scored 0, 6, 0 and 48 on the season-opening Duleep Trophy, may also probably have a possibility to make amends. He is anticipated to occupy one of many middle-order berths.
The place Sarfaraz bats within the XI could possibly be an indication of the type of position the senior selectors see him taking part in within the close to future. At Mumbai, he is been prolific at No. 5, the place he is had super success over the previous three seasons. Sai Sudharsan, in the meantime, is ready to hyperlink up with the squad straight off a maiden county stint with Surrey.
ROI’s bowling division can be spearheaded by Bengal’s Akash Deep and Navdeep Saini, whereas Karnataka’s Vidwath Kaverappa, who had a formidable Duleep Trophy to again up his 30 wickets within the Ranji season, is predicted to line up because the third pacer. Uttar Pradesh’s Saurabh Kumar and Shams Mulani, the second-highest wicket-taker at Ranji Trophy 2022-23 (46 scalps), are the 2 frontline spinners, with Delhi’s Pulkit Narang additionally making the reduce. Yash Dayal brings within the left-arm tempo selection.
Hosts Saurashtra too have named a robust squad boasting of all their regulars. Cheteshwar Pujara and Jaydev Unadkat, the captain, are coming off a daily food regimen of red-ball cricket on the county championship in England. At 37, Sheldon Jackson continues to be a pillar within the center order alongside Pujara, Arpit Vasavada, the earlier Ranji season’s second-highest run-getter.
Saurashtra earned the suitable to play this sport after beating Bengal to clinch their second Ranji Trophy crown in Kolkata earlier this yr.
Remainder of India: Hanuma Vihari (captain), Okay S Bharat, Mayank Agarwal, Yash Dhull, Shams Mulani, Sai Sudarshan, Sarfaraz Khan, Pulkit Narang, Saurabh Kumar, Yash Dayal, Navdeep Saini, Vidwath Kaverappa, Akash Deep, Rohan Kunnummal, Dhruv Jurel.
Saurashtra: Jaydev Unadkat (captain), Cheteshwar Pujara, Sheldon Jackson, Arpit Vasavada, Harvik Desai, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Prerak Mankad, Chirag Jani, Jay Gohil, Parth Bhut, Vishvarajsinh Jadeja, Samarth Vyas, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Kushang Patel, Snell Patel, Devang Karamta.
Shashank Kishore is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
