Drafted to India A’s squad ahead of the unofficial 2nd Test against Australia A, star batter KL Rahulcould only manage to score 4 runs in the first inning at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rahul, who opened the batting for India A in the second official Test, lasted just four balls, hitting a solitary boundary before being removed by pacer Scott Boland, who is part of Australia’s squad for the upcoming five-match series against India, starting November 22.
Apart from Rahul, Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwarana, also part of India’s Test squad, registered a three-ball duck.
Easwarana, who has been tipped to replace India captain Rohit Sharma, who is likely to miss the 1st Test against Australia in Perth, was one of Michael Neser‘s four scalps in the first session.
