Tripurana Vijay replaces injured Vijaykumar Vyshak for India A as India U-19 edge Australia by seven runs in Rajkot
India A have called up Tripurana Vijay for the series against Australia A, with the bowler coming in as a replacement for the injured Vijaykumar Vyshak.
India's next generation also had reason to cheer at the junior level: India U-19 beat Australia by seven runs in a thrilling Youth ODI in Rajkot, part of the ongoing Australia U19 tour of India.
There was an intriguing twist in the junior set-up as well — former India spinner Ramesh Powar has been coaching Australia U-19's spinners ahead of their series against India.
Among India's young batting stars, the debate over Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's long-term future continues. An ex-cricketer has claimed the teenage sensation 'can't transition to Test cricket', arguing that 'he doesn't have the technique'.