{"id":185066,"date":"2026-06-24T09:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=185066"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:53:19","slug":"ind-a-vs-sl-a-series-preview-nabi-in-spotlight-as-focus-shifts-to-red-ball-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=185066","title":{"rendered":"IND-A vs SL-A series preview: Nabi in spotlight as focus shifts to red-ball cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71142386\">Pacer Aquib Nabi will have a point to prove when he takes the field alongside some of the Test regulars in the two-match red-ball series between India A and Sri Lanka A beginning here on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Nabi not being considered for the one-off Test against Afghanistan after his stellar 60 wickets show in J&amp;K\u2019s historic Ranji Trophy triumph was questioned by his supporters and experts alike.<\/p>\n<p>If the right-arm pacer does well on the docile pitches of Sri Lanka, he would make it tougher for the selectors to keep him out of the national team. After Sri Lanka, India\u2019s next big Test tour is of New Zealand where his style of bowling could come in handy on seam friendly surfaces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x0pK_jSkMnc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gurnoor Brar, who made a successful ODI debut against Afghanistan, is also part of the squad.<\/p>\n<p>The two-Test series in Sri Lanka is expected to favour the spinners but if Brar makes an impact in the A squad, he could retain his place in the senior squad.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-ian-mclean-scotland-smriti-mandhana-sarah-bryce-quotes-latest\/article71142150.ece#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scottish veteran Ian McLean, who played against\u00a0Tendulkar, bats for women\u2019s cricket<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Test regular Dhruv Jurel will captain the side in both games to be played in Galle.<\/p>\n<p>The series will provide a good opportunity for Sai Sudharsan to get runs under his belt which would boost his confidence ahead of the two Tests in August. Devdutt Padikkal did not get to play the Afghanistan game and he is competing for the number three spot with Sudharsan.<\/p>\n<p>Anshul Kamboj, who had a horror Test debut in England last year, is also part of the pace attack. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harsh Dubey, who recently made his ODI debut, are also part of the touring party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nIndia A squad for multi-day matches in Sri Lanka:<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>\nDhruv Jurel (C &amp; WK), Sai Sudharsan, Ayush Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harsh Dubey, Saransh Jain, Gurnoor Brar, Aquib Nabi, Yash Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, N Jagadeesan (WK), Aman Mokhade, Shaik Rasheed, Zeeshan Ansari.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-a-vs-sri-lanka-a-series-preview-auqib-nabi-red-ball-gurnoor-ruturaj-jurel-indian-cricket-latest\/article71142386.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pacer Aquib Nabi will have a point to prove when he takes the field alongside some of the Test regulars in the two-match red-ball series between India A and Sri&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":185067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSC1515.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":183421,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=183421","url_meta":{"origin":185066,"position":0},"title":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks record for fastest List A fifty during India A vs Sri Lanka A final","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a 11-ball fifty for India A against Sri Lanka A in the Tri-Series final in Dambulla on Sunday. 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