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India call up Rana, Padikkal for first England Test
The BCCI has named Bengal batter Abhimanyu Easwaran and Karnataka left-hander Devdutt Padikkal as replacements for the injured Shubman Gill and KL Rahul ahead of the second Test against England in Vizag.…
The Story in Brief
The BCCI has named Bengal batter Abhimanyu Easwaran and Karnataka left-hander Devdutt Padikkal as replacements for the injured Shubman Gill and KL Rahul ahead of the second Test against England in Vizag. Both players are uncapped at Test level. Gill has a stiff neck while Rahul has not recovered from a quadriceps strain. The series is level at 1-1 after England won the first Test in Hyderabad by 28 runs.
The Indian Opinion
Blaming the flat deck at Chennai for the draw ignores that England's bowlers also toiled without reward. The real concern is India's middle order wobble in the second innings, not the pitch. Runs on a slow surface still count. The question is whether the new men can convert starts under pressure in the next Test, not whether the curator should be sacked.
Source: thehindu.com
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