Overview

• Abhimanyu Easwaran has been in India’s Test squad since December 2022 but remains uncapped after 961 days as an unused reserve in series against Australia and England.
• Fifteen players, including Karun Nair, Sai Sudharsan and Yashasvi Jaiswal, have made their Test debuts ahead of him despite his seniority in the squad.
• Easwaran boasts 7,841 runs in 103 first-class matches at an average of 48.70, with 27 centuries and 31 fifties across Ranji, Duleep and Irani Trophy competitions.
• His father, Ranganathan, publicly criticized the BCCI selectors for favoring IPL performances and cited his son’s prolonged snub as having left him “a little depressed.”
• Former cricketer Arun Lal and other voices have called for transparent, merit-based red-ball selection to ensure domestic consistency is properly rewarded.