Abhimanyu Easwaran ruled out of cricket due to injury

Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran has been ruled out for a few weeks due to a hairline fracture in his finger, according to The Times of India. Easwaran, who was part of the Indian squad during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia but did not play a Test, has injured the middle finger of his right hand.

India suffered a 1-3 loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Abhimanyu Easwaran, among others, was sidelined without playing any of the five Tests despite being part of the squad. The Bengal opener, known for his consistent performances with India A teams, sustained the injury during a club match.

Abhimanyu Easwaran Sustains Hairline Fracture on Middle Finger

Abhimanyu Easwaran will miss the upcoming Ranji Trophy matches due to a hairline fracture on the middle finger of his right hand. Notably, Easwaran has been on the verge of national team selection for several years.

“Yes, he has sustained a hairline fracture on the middle finger of his right hand while playing a club match,” revealed a source in the BCCI to The Times of India.

Bengal, who is in Elite Group C, will play their next match against Haryana in the second leg of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, starting on Thursday, January 23. Bengal is currently in third place in the group with 14 points after five matches..

Abhimanyu Easwaran Boasts an Impressive First-Class Cricket Record

Abhimanyu Easwaran has an impressive first-class cricket record, scoring 7,674 runs in 101 matches at an average of 48.87, including 27 centuries and 29 half-centuries, with a highest score of 233. He has also scored 3,857 runs in 89 List A matches at an average of 47.03, with nine hundreds and 23 fifties.

However, Easwaran struggled in the two unofficial Tests between India A and Australia A, scoring only 36 runs at an average of 9.00 in four innings. He was considered as a replacement for Rohit Sharma, but KL Rahul opened the innings, and India secured a commanding 295-run victory in the series opener.

I Don't Know Whether the Indian Team Will Look Towards Him Again or Not - Aakash Chopra

Former cricketer Aakash Chopra expressed doubts about Abhimanyu Easwaran's future as a Test opener for India. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra discussed potential candidates for India's Test plans and questioned whether Easwaran is still in the selectors' consideration.

"There were two domestic performers with the team during BGT but weren't given a single chance. One was Abhimanyu Easwaran and the second was Sarfaraz Khan. They saw Abhimanyu Easwaran in the India A matches. They didn't like him and he was discarded," Chopra said.

"He was declared a failure without being given a chance, which is a little sad, but this is the reality. Abhimanyu Easwaran is 29 years old. I don't know whether the Indian team will look towards him again or not. However, let's be very honest, if Rohit Sharma goes, an opener has to come," the former India batter added.

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