Chance for Ruturaj, Sai & Padikkal to stake Test claim in 4-day games vs Sri Lanka A
After India A clinched the one-day tri-series with Vaibhav Sooryanshi performing the headline act, attention now shifts to their upcoming four-day fixtures, the first of which begins in Galle on Thursday. With the senior team set to tour the island in August for a two-match Test series with crucial World Test Championship (WTC) points up for grabs, a few of the Test regulars will get much-needed game time in Lankan conditions, which have tested them aplenty in recent years. India A, led by Dhruv Jurel, has B Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal and Ruturaj Gaikwad – three batsmen whose performances will be keenly watched by the senior team management. In their last Test series against South Africa at home, which they lost, the performance of the batting unit in spin-friendly conditions caused plenty of concerns for India. The way Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj troubled Indians in the first Test at Kolkata prompted the think tank to explore the possibility of bringing in Gaikwad as a middle-order option for the second game in Guwahati. But the …









