Ishan Kishan comes in for Narayan Jagadeesan in the India A squad for the South Africa series but remains benched for the 1st IND A vs SA A Test.
Narayan Jagadeesan, who was initially in the India A squad, has to miss out, and the reason is unknown, but Ishan Kishan has replaced him in the squad.
Though he replaced him in the squad, Ishan Kishan could not make it to the playing XI, as he has not been selected for the 1st IND A vs SA A Test.
IND A: Rishabh Pant (c,wk), Sai Sudharsan, Ayush Mhatre, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Ayush Badoni, Tanush Kotian, Anshul Kamboj, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed.
SA A: Marques Ackerman (c), Jordan Hermann, Lesego Senokwane, Zubayr Hamza, Rubin Hermann, Rivaldo Moonsamy (wk), Tiaan Van Vuuren, Prenelan Subrayen, Tshepo Moreki, Lutho Sipamla, Okuhle Cele.
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Ishan Kishan recently played a Ranji Trophy match for Jharkhand against Vidarbha, where he scored 45 runs in the first innings. Before that, he smashed 173 runs in the first innings against Tamil Nadu, helping Jharkhand win the match.
Kishan has been in good form lately. Earlier, he played in the County Championship for Nottinghamshire, scoring 87 and 77 against Yorkshire and Somerset. He might get a chance to play in the 2nd unofficial Test against South Africa A. With Rishabh Pant leading India A as the wicketkeeper and captain, Kishan is likely to get an opportunity purely as a batter if selected.
Narayan Jagadeesan scored 197 and an unbeaten 52 for South Zone against North Zone in the Duleep Trophy. After that, in the India A vs Australia A Tests, he made 64 runs in the first match and then scored 38 and 36 in the second. He missed Jharkhand’s recent match against Nagaland a few days ago.
For the wicketkeeper’s role, there’s already tough competition. Rishabh Pant, who is India’s Test vice-captain, will return to the side, while Dhruv Jurel has done well in Pant’s absence and is likely to remain the backup. So, the spots are already quite packed. However, Jagadeesan still has an advantage as he was part of the West Indies series recently, even though he didn’t get to play. That shows he is still ahead of Ishan Kishan in the pecking order.
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