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ICC World Test Championship: Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named as the captain of the India ‘A’ team for the two-day warm-up fixture & first multi-day game against England Lions to be held later this month. India ‘A’ will play a total of 3 multi-day matches in the tour.

Easwaran, the prolific red-ball opener for Bengal, had recently been a member of the India Test team which drew the two-match series in South Africa, after being drafted in as a replacement for injured Ruturaj Gaikwad.

He had also captained India ‘A’ in their last four-day match against South Africa ‘A’ at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni last month, where he scored 18. A regular with the India ‘A’ side, Easwaran was named as one of five standby players in India's Test squad for their home series against England in 2021.