KL Rahul likely to open, Dhruv Jurel included in India A squad for 2nd Test against Australia A

New Delhi: The second unofficial Test match between India A and Australia A is set to commence on November 7 in Melbourne. Following their 7-wicket loss in the first encounter, India A has added KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel to their squad for the upcoming match. There are speculations that Rahul may take on the role of the opening batsman in the match starting tomorrow, as reported by the media.

According to ESPN Cricinfo, KL Rahul can open with Abhimanyu Easwaran in the match against Australia A starting on November 7. In such a situation, there is a change in the batting order of captain Rituraj Gaikwad, who opened in the first match. It has also been revealed in this report that Dhruv Jurel can play the role of wicketkeeper in this upcoming clash. Let us tell you that both Rahul and Dhruv have got a place in the Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.

India A squad for 2nd first-class game: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Baba Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (WK), Abishek Porel (WK), Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini, Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (wk)