Abhimanyu Easwaran will captain India in Bangladesh on December 14 . Easwaran is yet to make his Test debut for India .
Chattogram Bangladesh, December 9: Abhimanyu Easwaran, the Bengal team captain who is yet to make his India team debut, will captain the Test team in Chattogram on December 14 as part of the BCCI's new injury investigation, according to ESPNcricinfo.Rohit returned to Mumbai on Wednesday, where he met with a BCCI-designated expert.The squad's chief is hopeful that he will be fit before the second Test, which begins at Mirpur on December 22.The World Test Championship is a two-match series.
India A won by an innings and 123 runs, thanks to his 157 as the Player-of-the-Match award.Easwaran is accustomed to playing in Bangladesh because he regularly competes in the Dhaka Premier League.In Bangladesh this year, he competed for Prime Bank in the 50-over club championships.On the shadow tour, his performances for India A were what really showcased his stamina.Easwaran was previously with the Indian Test team in England.He made his first-class debut in December 2013 and has since advanced to become one of India's next-in-line red-ball openers in the following three years. Following a fruitful Ranji Trophy season in 2018-19, in which he scored 861 runs at an average of 95.66, he made it to the India-A squad.Despite a drastic drop in his performances in 2019-20, when he only ran 258 runs at 17.20, his worth helped him to remain on selector's radars.If the Indian captain is kept out of the test matches, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill are scheduled to begin.