India are set to take on Australia in a five-match Test series, starting November 22 in Perth.
The likes of Yashaswi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna are all on their maiden tours to Australia.
With India captain Rohit Sharma reported to miss the 1st Test against Australia in Perth, the team management is sorting out options to replace him at the top of the order for the game at the Optus Stadium, starting November 22.
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar analysed Abhimanyu Easwaran and KL Rahul's poor showing during the second match between India A and Australia A
Dhruv Jurel and Nitish Reddy ended the day unbeaten, with India at 73-5 and leading by only 11 runs.
Dhruv Jurel stood out with a sensational 80, scoring nearly half of India A's total vs Australia A.
Drafted to India A's squad ahead of the unofficial 2nd Test against Australia A, star batter KL Rahul lasted just four balls.
India A vs Australia A, 2nd Unofficial Test LIVE Streaming: After losing the opener by 7 wickets, India A will aim to make a comeback in the second match.
KL Rahul has been added to the India A squad for the second game against Australia A, keeping in mind a potential tactical consideration for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Gavaskar stated the necessity of warm-up games in Australia for India players to get used to the change in conditions, following an embarrassing 0-3 series whitewash against New Zealand.