Former Australia captain Tim Paine praised Dhruv Jurel for his impressive batting on the bouncy Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch during the second unofficial Test between Australia A and India A. Paine, who coached Australia A, watched the 23-year-old score 80 and 68 in the match and has backed the Indian wicketkeeper-batter to make a … Read more
India A’s two unofficial Tests against Australia A gave a mixed bag of results for the senior team to take note as it prepares for the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting November 22 in Perth. India A lost matches in both Mackay, Queensland and Melbourne despite the presence of multiple senior India squad members including KL … Read more
Sam Konstas’ unbeaten 73 helped Australia A beat India A by six wickets and complete a 2-0 win in the unofficial two-match Test series on Saturday. Chasing 168, Australia A was in a spot of bother after losing two wickets in the first over itself, but Konstas held one end and finished the game in … Read more
Dhruv Jurel outshone several of his India A teammates and has built a strong case for himself to bat in the middle order when the senior team will take on Australia in Perth later this month for the first of the five-match Test series. Jurel notched up two half centuries – both after he walked … Read more