Young Indian batter Musheer Khan, who was on fire for India B in the Duleep Trophy 2024 match played against India A at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru last week, is all set to be part of the India A team for the upcoming tour of Australia. Ahead of the India men’s team Test tour of Australia later this year, the India A team will travel Australia for the shadow tour, which will have three four-day Tests.
According to a report in PTI on Monday, Musheer, who won the Player of the Match award in the Duleep Trophy 2024 match last week for scoring 181 runs in the first inning, has impressed everyone and is almost certain to be part of the India A team.
The India A team for the Australia tour will be picked based on the Duleep Trophy performances and the Irani Cup match between the Rest of India and Ranji champions Mumbai, which will be held before the tour of Australia.
While a couple of Test specialists and pacers might be sent early, two names that are almost certain to make it are Musheer and Rajasthan left-arm spinner Manav Suthar. Like Sarfaraz Khan’s younger brother Musheer, Suthar has impressed with his performance in the Duleep Trophy 2024 match.
The former India U-19 cricketer picked up 7 wickets for India C in the second innings of the Duleep Trophy 2024 match played against Shreyas Iyer-led India A in Anantapur.
As of now, if there are no fitness issues, Musheer is a certainty for India A’s tour of Australia.
Those in the know believe that his talent and penchant for big scores on big occasions (Ranji Trophy final) and against quality attacks (an opposition pace attack comprising Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed, and Avesh Khan) will work to Musheer’s advantage.
Also, the temperament of playing 373 balls (62.1 overs out of 116 overs) has made him stand out, along with how he forged partnership with a tailender, Navdeep Saini.
In the case of Suthar, Ajit Agarkar and his colleagues are looking at slowly making him Axar’s understudy and putting him on regular A tours so that by the time Jadeja is done, he becomes the second left-arm orthodox bowler.
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