The spotlight would firmly be on out of favour veterans like Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir when India A seek revenge for the opening match humiliation against the West Indies A in their second unofficial Test starting in Shimoga on Wednesday.
The West Indies A routed India A by 162 runs after the hosts collapsed to 152 in their second innings with the visiting spinners Nikita Miller (five for 40) and Veerasammy Permaul (three for 56) yet again playing the lead role on the fourth and concluding day of the match on Saturday.
India A reached 62 for the loss of three wickets against West Indies A at lunch on the final day of the first unofficial four-day Test match at Mysore on Saturday.
Opener Kieran Powell's half century along with spinners Veerasammy Permaul and Nikita Miller's magical spell, tightened the West Indies A grip over India A on the third day of the first unofficial Test at Gangothri Glades Cricket Grounds on Friday.
Promising all-rounder Parvez Rasool impressed with a five-wicket haul, but West Indies 'A' held the edge as they made inroads into the India 'A' batting line-up after being all out for 429 in the first unofficial Test on Thursday.
India A reached 104 for two at tea on Day Two of the first unofficial Test against West Indies A at Mysore on Thursday.
Yuvraj Singh made a strong case for his return to the Indian national side with fine performances in the recently concluded limited-overs series against the West Indies A side. Aayush Puthran feels the other out-of-favour senior players can take inspiration from him to prove their worth and add to the problem of plenty of the Indian selectors.
West Indies A cruised past 350 as Nikita Miller (45) inched closer to his half-century on day two of the first unofficial four-day match at Mysore. West Indies A were at 357 for the loss of six wickets. Along with Miller, Assad Fudadin was unbeaten on 36.
India A take on West Indies A in the second unofficial One-Day International (ODI) in Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. Kieran Powell leads the West Indies A side while Yuvraj Singh will lead the India A side.
India A captain Yuvraj Singh has won the toss and chosen to bowl in the second unofficial One-Day International (ODI) in Bangalore.