India and England face off at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad for the first Test of the five-match series. Indian spinners wreaked havoc in the first innings after England decided to bat first after winning the toss. However, Avesh Khan who was included in the Indian team for the first two Tests against England has been released to participate in the Ranji Trophy representing Madhya Pradesh.
indian pattern Rohit Sharma He went with three fingers and two pacers in the XI for the first Test. Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are the three spinners in the team, while Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are the two pace bowlers playing the game. It was predetermined that Avesh Khan would not get playing time in the first two Tests and as a result, the Indian team made a good decision by releasing him to play domestic cricket and prove his worth.
Avesh Khan made his debut in the Indian team in both white-ball formats playing eight ODIs and 19 T20Is for India. He received his first Test call-up in this series as a replacement for Mohammed Shami, who is yet to fully recover from his injury. Avesh Khan has a great track record in first-class cricket and has always been an important member of the Madhya Pradesh national team.
Avesh Khan has played 39 First Class matches and in 68 innings he has taken 154 wickets at an average of 22.27 which includes eight five-wicket hauls. He has also taken more than 10 wickets in a First Class match twice, which shows his prowess with the red ball. The right-arm pacer is yet to make his Test debut for India and is likely to be a prospect for the Indian team across all formats.
Avesh Khan to play in Madhya Pradesh’s next match against Puducherry
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England win the toss in Hyderabad and choose to bat first #INVENGE Proof.
Fast bowler Avesh Khan has been released to play for his Ranji Trophy team Madhya Pradesh in their next Ranji Trophy match.
Rajat Patidar has joined the team as Virat Kohli… pic.twitter.com/g9TfcLZZvs
-BCCI (@BCCI) January 25, 2024
The Indian spinners did their job in the first innings as England were bowled out for 246 and the spinners took eight of the 10 wickets. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja became the most successful Indian bowling pair in Test cricket. They have taken 505 wickets together in Test cricket, surpassing the pair of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh who took 501 wickets in 54 Test matches. Ashwin and Jadeja shared three wickets each in the first innings.
Avesh Khan may not have gotten the chance to make his Test debut but he has a chance to showcase his prowess on the domestic circuit and if he performs there, he could be the next to challenge for a Test title. Meanwhile, India started their innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal giving a good start to the Indian innings. At the time of writing, India are 22/0 behind by 224 runs.