Who Is Abhimanyu Easwaran? Selected For The WTC Final, Bengal Player Aims To Improve As A Player In England

Abhimanyu Easwaran: The 25-year-old is all set to board the flight to England with his teammates after earning a spot in the Indian squad as one of the four standby players for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand and the subsequent five-match Test series versus England. The opening batsman from Bengal has been knocking on the Indian cricket team’s door for quite some time now. He was also on standby for the home series against England. So who is Abhimanyu Easwaran? Here is a rundown on the young player who may be a surprising package if he gets to play in England.

Who Is Abhimanyu Easwaran?

Born on September 06, 1995, in Dehradun, Uttrakhand, Abhimanyu Easwaran represents Bengal in domestic cricket. With numbers good enough to knock on the Indian team’s selectors’ door, the opening batsman is one of the most consistent players for his stateside. He has also led Bengal on multiple occasions.

But Easwaran has had his fair share of disappointments. Despite leading Bengal to the final of the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season, the 25-year-old was snubbed by all the franchises in the IPL 2021 auction. But his performances in domestic cricket didn’t go unnoticed as he is one of the four players on standby for the WTC final and five-match Test series against hosts England.

Abhimanyu Easwaran Career Highlights

• Made First-Class Debut In 2013 Against Uttar Pradesh
• Has Racked Up 4401 Runs In 64 FC Games, At An Average Of 43.57
• Boasts 13 Centuries And 18 Half Centuries.
• 2875 Runs In List A At An Average Of 48.72.
• Was The Leading Run Scorer For Bengal In The 2018-19 Season With 861 Runs In 6 Games. 

“It will be good if I can improve as a player”: Abhimanyu Easwaran on Selection

Whether or not Abhimanyu Easwaran gets a game in England, the 25-year-old is going with the right mindset. He is looking forward to the challenge of playing against the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad in tough conditions.

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“If I can improve as a player in that tour, that will be good. And if I get an opportunity, I will make the most of it,” Easwaran said.

As mentioned, Easwaran was also on standby for the home series against England and revealed that he learned a lot by observing the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara in the nets.

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“We had only heard about it. We got to know how Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Cheteshwar Pujara practice. They are very specific. They just do what they would be doing in the match. And when you actually see them do the same thing the next day, it feels great,” Easwaran said.

India will play New Zealand in the all-important World Test Championship Final against New Zealand in Southampton from June 18 followed by the 5-match test series against England starting from August 4.

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