Khaleel Ahmed Runs Through England Lions With Spectacular Four-Wicket Haul, Puts India A In Command In 2nd Unofficial Test

Khaleel Ahmed has repaid the faith with a brilliant four-wicket haul for India A against the England Lions. His fiery spell has put India A in the driver's seat in the second unofficial Test match at Northampton.

Khaleel Ahmed Puts India A In Command Against England Lions

The hosts started the day at 192/3 and Khaleel inflicted the first damage with the prized wicket of Jordan Cox. He then got the better of James Rew and George Hill in successive deliveries. Chris Woakes became his 4th victim of the day as the Chennai Super Kings pacer rounded up a brilliant day as he hit the good areas, allowing the batters to commit a mistake. Among the others, Tushar Deshpande took two wickets while Tanush Kotian, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Anshul Kamboj shared one wicket each.

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Earlier, riding on KL Rahul's brilliant hundred and Dhruv Jurel's sensational half-century, India A posted 348 runs on the board. Rahul didn't play in the first unofficial Test but took very little time to acclimatise with the English conditions and sent a stern message to the English bowlers. Jurel too strengthened his case with his hat-trick of half-centuries in the two warm-up matches so far.

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Indian Team Underwent First Practice Session At Lord's

Earlier, the Indian team underwent a rigorous practice session under the strict supervision of head coach Gautam Gambhir and new strength and conditioning coach Adrian Le Roux. Shubman Gill and Co. used the indoor facility at the Lord's Cricket Ground to undergo their first practice session since arriving in London. The likes of Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah were involved in a game of football while they also practised some throwdown. There are a number of new faces in the squad, with the likes of Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh who will be gearing up for an exciting challenge on the tour.