Karnataka duo Devdutt Padikkal and Prasidh Krishna will be returning to perform their duties in the country soon after arriving from the Australia tour. Veteran Bengal batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was also part of India’s Border Gavaskar Trophy, will also join the state team for the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Another Karnataka player KL Rahul had requested a break while Tamil Nadu all-rounder Washington Sundar is likely to feature for his national team during the semi-final stage of the tournament.
Rahul played all the five Tests and managed to score 276 runs at an average of 30. Washington managed to score 114 runs and also claimed three wickets in three matches.
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Abhimanyu, Prasidh and Padikkal were part of the India A series against Australia A and were included in the India squad after the two unofficial Tests.
Prasidh played in the final Test in Sydney and managed to pick up six wickets. The pacer had claimed 10 wickets against Australia A.
Despite his tremendous form in domestic cricket, Abhimanyu managed to score only 36 runs in four innings against Australia A, costing him first place in the first Test when captain Rohit Sharma was unavailable. Instead, India opened with KL Rahul alongside Yashaswi Jaiswal.
Padikkal scored 151 runs in four innings, which included an excellent 88 in the first unofficial Test and remained out of the series against Australia.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir ordered the players to play domestic cricket after the 3-1 defeat in the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, Prasidh and Padikkal will join the Karnataka team on Friday as they fly back with the majority of the Indian team. Meanwhile, Abhimanyu has been granted permission to fly out early and train with the Bengal team on Wednesday for the preliminary quarter-final clash.
Bengal will take on Haryana in the preliminary quarter-finals on Thursday, while Tamil Nadu will take on Rajasthan for a place in the quarter-finals. Karnataka, meanwhile, has booked a place in the last 16 and will face Baroda on Saturday.
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