India A won the domestic red-ball titles, ending the Duleep Trophy 2024. Experts and selectors have been speculating about India’s Test cricket future after this tournament.
India A’s victory in its local red-ball title on Sunday marked the conclusion of the esteemed Duleep Trophy 2024. Experts and selectors have been speculating about India’s Test cricket future after this tournament.
India’s Test team has had tremendous success recently, particularly at home. But with tours coming up, including as the important Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, it’s more important than ever to have new talent and backup options.
An important lesson from this year’s Duleep Trophy is the impending introduction of new pace bowling options. In the last round, Arshdeep Singh in particular turned in a career-best 9 for 40 performance.
In addition to Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed’s steady performances in the preceding rounds drew the attention of the selectors. The national selectors have the opportunity to address the long-standing problem of India’s fast-bowling arsenal thanks to the competition between these two left-arm pacers.
In order for India to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy, they need a left-arm bowler in their Test team, as former Australian captain Ian Chapell pointed out. Ian Chapell, cited by Hindustan Times, stated that while it would be great if the elusive Mohammed Shami was fit to play for Australia, having a strong left-arm pacer would also increase India’s offensive versatility.
Suraj Yadav and Shreyas Iyer performed poorly in the Duleep Trophy 2024
Living Test cricket talents Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer both had disappointing performances. In six innings, Iyer’s scored 154 runs, two of which were ducks. Although Suryakumar had a strong first-class record, his scores of 5 and 16 were disappointing.
Sanju Samson, on the other hand, made the most of this chance, scoring a fast-bowled century and a stunning 45. With Ishan Kishan also in the running following his century in the second round, Samson’s performance puts him in the running for the wicketkeeper-batter position in the red-ball format.
