Abhimanyu Easwaran first turned out for India A in July 2018. Over the years, he has played 30 first-class matches for India A - KS Bharat is second with 21 - but the Test cap has not come his way yet, despite being in five Test squads, including the one in England earlier this year . He is back with India A, for the two four-day games against Australia A , and back to the grind, which can't be getting easier at 30. But Hrishikesh Kanitkar , the India A coach, expects Abhimanyu to "stay very motivated to challenge himself," as always.

"Abhimanyu is an experienced player. He has captained Bengal and played a lot of cricket at the higher level. So there isn't much need to say a lot to him because he knows how cricket is played," Kanitkar said at a press conference ahead of the first

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