India A started on Friday in the first unofficial Test against England Lions in Cantabury. Opener Abhimanyu Ishwaran could not even cross the figure of tenants. India A had 12 runs till the score. Ishwaran opened the account with a fours after facing 13 balls. After this, he returned to the pavilion with a four.
Earlier, Ishwaran’s bat for India A was silent on the Australia tour. He scored 4,7,12,0 and 17 runs in 5 innings. He was also a part of Rohit Sharma -led Indian team, but did not get a chance in a single match due to not being impressed for India A.
At the same time, he would open if Rohit Sharma is not there in the Perth Test, but it did not happen. Not only Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill also did not play the match. Devdutt Padikkal was fed the match by incorporating in the squad at the last minute. In such a situation, Ishwaran, with a strong record in domestic cricket, the wait for his debut in international cricket increased.
At the same time, after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from Test cricket, Team India is looking for an opener. Ishwaran will have to perform well against England Lions to become a partner of Yashasvi Jaiswal in the senior team. For this, he has 3 innings left. The first unofficial Test has 1 innings and second matches remaining.