The wait continues for Abhimanyu Easwaran. It has now been 961 days since he was first chosen within the Indian Take a look at squad, but he’s nonetheless ready to make his debut.Observe Dwell: IND vs ENG 5th Test A quiet determine within the background, Easwaran has travelled with the workforce throughout excursions, usually as a backup opener, however the cap has by no means come. Since his first call-up, 15 different gamers have gone on to make their Take a look at debuts. That record contains names like KS Bharat, Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Sai Sudharsan, and Anshul Kamboj. What makes it more durable is that he has been with the workforce throughout a number of management modifications. Rohit Sharma was the captain when he first got here in, and now Gautam Gambhir is a part of the suppose tank. But Easwaran has remained a reserve possibility.
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Up to now he has not performed a single match regardless of being a part of each the Border Gavaskar Trophy sequence and the continuing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in opposition to England. Zero video games in two main Take a look at sequence says quite a bit about how unfortunate or sidelined he has been.
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Do you suppose Abhimanyu Easwaran deserves an opportunity to play within the Take a look at squad?
For somebody who has executed the onerous yards in home cricket and been round for therefore lengthy, it’s a powerful tablet to swallow. The workforce has usually picked youthful or extra aggressive choices forward of him. Easwaran waits patiently. However how lengthy will that persistence final?
