No Dres, India Apner Yashasvi Jaiswal cae en el entorno vacío de Howler

The India A side were put into bat by the England Lions, as the 2nd unofficial Test commenced on Friday. India made a few changes in the playing XI, with KL Rahul joining forces with Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order. Nonetheless, the Indian openers were off to a sound start as they managed to get 28 runs on the board, without any hiccup, under overcast conditions, and a pitch, that resembled the outfield.

The match also marked the return on England all-rounder Chris Woakes, who was out due to an ankle injury. And after a decent 17 from 28, Woakes got rid of opener Jaiswal. The ball came back in sharply, and struck the batters’ pads. But with the naked eye, looking like going down the leg side.

But the umpire though otherwise, and had no hesitation in ruling Jasiwal out. Unfortunately for the batter, and India A, there is no DRS available for the match, and hence the decision could not be overturned. It is important to note that Jaiswal is the most important batter for India on the England tour, and the hosts would not want him in good form.

In the first unofficial Tests, he had returned with scores of 24 and 64, and gave a good account of what he was capable of doing in rather alien conditions. As far as the Indian line up is concerned, the team got rid of Sarfaraz Khan, in whose place Rahul was included. Plus, there were a few unexpected changes in the bowling department as well, where only Shardul Thakur was retained from the 1st match.

Now, the Test series begins on June 20, while before that, the Indian team will play an intra-squad match on June 13.