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Abhimanyu Easwaran was called up as India captain Rohit Sharma's replacement for the first Test against Bangladesh, which starts on December 14. Rohit Sharma failed to recover from a thumb he had suffered while fielding during the second One Day International against Bangladesh last week.
Former India batter Mohammed Kaif praised Abhimanyu Easwaran, saying that players who are continuously grinding and performing well should be given preference when it comes to national selection instead of two-game wonders from the IPL game.
Kaif told NDTV during an interaction organised by the Sony Sports Network that "Abhimanyu Easwaran scored back-to-back centuries for India 'A' recently. He captains Bengal in the domestic circuit and has been performing there as well. Players like him, who are continuously scoring runs, should get in the team. Indian Premier League heroes and two-game wonders shouldn't be selected for the Indian team on the basis of Indian Premier League performances. Players from domestic cricket, who are scoring hundreds for the last four-five years, will get selected for sure."
Abhimanyu Easwaran was born in Dehradun and made his First-Class debut in 2013 for Bengal.
Abhimanyu Easwaran was named team captain ahead of the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season after Manoj Tiwary had decided to step down.
He has made 78 First-Class and many List-A appearances, amassing almost 9,000 runs.
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