He played in India in a quick clip, forced 4.54 and England Lions Captain James Rew to use 7 bowls.
India’s tour of England has officially begun. And it couldn’t have to a better start than. Facing England Lions at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, India A have finished the first day of the 4-day unofficial Test with a score of 409/3 after 90 overs.
Jaiswal & Easwaran flop
The hosts were on the front foot after the first hour of play with openers Abhimanyu Easwaran and Yashasvi Jaiswal both in the hut. Easwaran would be gutted as he could have snatched Rohit Sharma’s opening spot after his retirement. But all the India A captain managed for a single digit score, 8. Jaiswal was looking great but played a rash shot to throw his wicket away.
Karun Nair in full flight
Fascinating, Karun Nair, who had scored his runs in domestic cricket in the middle-order was slotted at number three. But the 33-year-old, took the challenge on. Having come into the middle in the 7th over, Nair finished unbeaten at 185 at the end of the first day’s play.
Nair never looked out of control. From the start, it looked like he knew what he was doing. Having played for Northamptonshire for the last two years in the County Championship, Nair has a good grasp of how surfaces play in England. And he used the experience to his best, making Lions’ bowlers work hard.
Sarfaraz Khan missed out on century
Sarfaraz Khan came at number four in the 18th over and the duo stitched a 181-run stand. He played like he usually does. He came down the wicket, nudged the ball from outside off to leg and was guiding the ball past the slips. However, he couldn’t score a hundred. He was caught behind at 92, and a fine innings came to an end.
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