The Asian Age

Spotlight on Mayank, Shaw

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Nagpur: A bunch of domestic performers such as Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw along with a battlehard­ened internatio­nals like R. Ashwin will be eager to add some context to Irani Cup when Rest of India clashes with Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha, here from Wednesday. With just three weeks left for the cash- rich IPL to start, the Irani Cup sticks out like sore thumb as India A’s next big tour starts not before July. Most of the Rest of India players have had good Ranji Trophy season but BCCI’s decision to re- schedule Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy before IPL auctions has taken the sheen away from the prestigiou­s match, which used to serve as trials for India hopefuls in yesteryear­s. However, youngsters like Shaw, Agarwal, Abhimanyu Easwaran won’t mind a big hundred in front of national selectors as it would ensure a ticket for the A team’s tour of England — a series happening after 2010.

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