India-A video games a giant step for these eyeing spot in nationwide staff:Kanitkar

Representing India-A within the upcoming collection in opposition to Australia-A is an important step for gamers eyeing a spot within the senior nationwide staff, head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar mentioned on Monday.

The Shreyas Iyer-led aspect will tackle Australia-A in two four-day video games on the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, beginning Tuesday.

“India-A video games are the step earlier than enjoying for the senior staff,” Kanitkar mentioned on the eve of the match. “It provides the staff worldwide publicity and helps their improvement as properly.”

As many as 11 of the 15 gamers chosen featured within the just lately held Duleep Trophy in Bengaluru for his or her respective zones.

“This is the subsequent step for them to do properly and check out for a spot within the Indian staff. This is good since you get to play a world aspect. Australia-A gamers right here too try to get into their senior aspect. So it’ll be a hard-fought match,” Kanitkar mentioned.

Abhimanyu Easwaran has been on a number of Test excursions with the senior staff however is but to make his debut. Kanitkar mentioned the 30-year-old is in a superb area and motivated to take up the problem.

“He’s an skilled participant — has led Bengal and performed a number of senior video games. So we don’t have to inform him rather a lot as a result of he is aware of how cricket is performed, what to do whenever you don’t get probabilities. The good factor is he’s very motivated to push himself to carry out and seize the possibility every time he will get the chance,” he mentioned.