Bengal Ranji skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran tests positive for COVID-19
Cricket | November 18, 2020 21:16 ISTEaswaran had joined Bengal's pre-season training a few days back.
Easwaran had joined Bengal's pre-season training a few days back.
The COVID-19 pandemic has so far claimed over 250 lives while infecting more than 8000 people across the country.
Ball tracking technology, which is a major component of the DRS, is not being used by the BCCI for the Ranji Trophy.
An India A regular, Easwaran had a breakthrough 2018-19 season during which he had scored 201 not out against Punjab, 186 against Hyderabad and 183 against Delhi in a praiseworthy fourth-innings chase.
After pocketing the five-match unofficial ODI series 4-1, India 'A' continued their domination over South Africa A in the Test rubber by winning the first game by seven wickets.
Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, a prolific performer at the domestic and India A games, could be rewarded with a place in the side as a reserve opener, if the selection committee decides to drop Rahul.
Abhimanyu Easwaran is the new Bengal captain and with consistent knocks at the top of the order, he is very much in contention for a place in the national side in Test cricket.
Abhimanyu Easwaran and Akshay Wakhare's impressive performance led India Red to an innings and 38-run victory over India Green in the final of Duleep Trophy 2019.
India Red were 175 for 2 in 52 overs at close of play in reply to India Green's 231 all out in 72.1 overs at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
Abhimanyu scored a maiden double hundred, 201 not out, in a marathon batting display of about 10 hours in a drawn match against Punjab last season.
Abhimanyu Easwaran scored a double-century while Rahul Chahar shined with the ball as India A defeated Sri Lanka A.
At stumps on day two, Sri Lanka A were in deep trouble at 83 for four, trailing India A by 539 runs, with Ashan Priyanjan and Niroshan Dickwella batting on 22 runs each.
Bengal defeated Mizoram by 159 runs while Karnataka got the better of Assam by 15 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Thursday.
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