Abhimanyu Easwaran ruled out cricket due to injury

Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran has been ruled out for a few weeks with a hairline fracture in his finger, according to The Times of India. Easwaran, who was part of the Indian squad during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia but did not play a Test, has injured the middle finger on his right hand.

India suffered a 1-3 loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Abhimanyu Easwaran, among others, was dropped without playing any of the five Tests despite being part of the squad. The Bengal opener, known for his consistent performances for the India A teams, suffered the injury during a club match.

Abhimanyu Easwaran keeps the hairline fracture on his middle finger

Abhimanyu Easwaran will miss the upcoming Ranji Trophy matches due to a hairline fracture on his right middle finger. Notably, Easwaran has been on the verge of being selected for the national team for several years.

“Yes, he has suffered a hairline fracture on the middle finger of his right hand while playing a club match,” a BCCI source revealed to The Times of India.

Bengal, who are in Elite Group C, will play their next match against Haryana in the second leg of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy, starting on Thursday, January 23. Bengal are currently third in the group with 14 points after five matches. ..

Abhimanyu Easwaran boasts an impressive record in first-class cricket

Abhimanyu Easwaran has an impressive record in first-class cricket, scoring 7,674 runs in 101 matches at an average of 48.87, including 27 centuries and 29 half-centuries, with a highest score of 233. He has also scored 3,857 runs in 89 matches from List A. at an average of 47.03, with nine hundred and 23 years fifty

However, Easwaran struggled in the two unofficial Tests between India A and Australia A, scoring just 36 runs at an average of 9.00 in four innings. He was billed as a replacement for Rohit Sharma, but KL Rahul opened the innings and India cruised to a 295-run victory in the first match of the series.

I don’t know if Indian team will look towards him again or not – Aakash Chopra

Former cricketer Aakash Chopra expressed doubts over Abhimanyu Easwaran’s future as a Test opener for India. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra spoke about the possible candidates for India’s Test plans and asked if Easwaran is still in the selectors’ consideration.

“There were two national players with the team during the BGT but they were not given a single chance. One was Abhimanyu Easwaran and the second was Sarfaraz Khan. They saw Abhimanyu Easwaran in the India A matches. He didn’t to like and was ruled out,” said Chopra.

“He was declared a failure without being given a chance, which is a bit sad, but that’s the reality. Abhimanyu Easwaran is 29 years old. I don’t know if the Indian team will look at him again or not. However , Let’s be very honest, if Rohit Sharma goes, a first goal has to come,” added the former India batsman.

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