KL Rahul Fails For India A Ahead Of Australia Tests. Internet Says ‘Not Bradman…’

Drafted to India A’s squad ahead of the unofficial 2nd Test against Australia A, star batter KL Rahul could only manage to score 4 runs in the first inning at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Scott Boland, who is part of Australia’s squad for the upcoming five-match series against India, starting November 22, took the wicket. Apart from Rahul, Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwarana, also part of India’s Test squad, registered a three-ball duck.

India A were 65/5 at Lunch on Day 1 as Neser grabbed four wickets in the opening session. Neser dismissed the likes of Easwarana (0), Sai Sudharsan (0) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (4) inside the first hour of play.

IANS had reported on Monday that Rahul and Jurel would link up with the India A team after leaving for Melbourne following the third Test against New Zealand, which the Rohit Sharma-led side lost by 25 runs to suffer a historic 3-0 defeat.

The vacancy at the top comes especially after captain Rohit Sharma said at the end of the Mumbai Test that he could be unavailable for the series opener at Perth due to personal reasons.

Rahul played three Tests in the Indian home season, with his last game coming via the hosts’ series opener against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After making scores of 0 and 12 in that game, where India lost by eight wickets, he didn’t feature in the remainder of the series.