Overview
- Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan have been granted recovery breaks after IPL 2025 and will miss the second unofficial Test in Northampton starting June 6.
- KL Rahul will join the India A squad in England, seeking red-ball practice before partnering Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order in the five-match Test series beginning June 20.
- India A’s opening match in Canterbury ended in a high-scoring draw, with Karun Nair’s double century and Dhruv Jurel’s two fifties cementing their Test credentials.
- Stage-setting performances by Yashasvi Jaiswal (64) and captain Abhimanyu Easwaran (68) highlighted India A’s batting depth alongside Dhruv Jurel and Nitish Kumar Reddy.
- Fielding standout Sarfaraz Khan, who trimmed 10 kg in two months, took a one-handed slip catch to dismiss Tom Haines for 171, reinforcing his fitness claims.