Former India speedster Varun Aaron called for the Bengal batter Abhimanyu Easwaran’s inclusion in the Shubman Gill-led side's playing XI for the upcoming two-Test match series against West Indies, which is scheduled to start from October 02. He urges the management to find a spot for him in the upcoming series.
Easwaran was a part of the Indian squad during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, but the latter was unable to get a chance to feature in the playing XI in the overseas series.
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“Abhimanyu Easwaran has been sitting on the sidelines for an eternity. He has just been drooling at the opportunity of getting a game and that has never happened. I feel finally this is going to be the series where he gets a game. I don’t know in what capacity or which number, but I think India have to play him and give him a chance at some stage,” Aaron told ESPNCricinfo.
Varun Aaron, who was part of India's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad, said that Easwaran may have to be accommodated in India’s middle-order if there is no place for him in the top-order.
“Sai Sudharsan is definitely going to bat at 3. So maybe he (Easwaran) is going to have to change position. This top order (top 4) is never going to change because they had such a good series in England. Then Abhimanyu Easwaran is always going to be sitting out. So it could be one of those cases where you have a chat with a genuine opener and ask him if you would like to have a go at the middle order,” Aaron added.
Easwaran holds a great record in domestic cricket as he amassed 7885 runs in 104 first-class matches at an average of 48.67 with 31 fifties and 27 hundreds. The Bengal-based batter has captained India A in numerous series, and his consistent performances on the domestic circuit earned him his first India call-up for the two-Test series against Bangladesh in December 2022.
The two Test match series between India and West Indies will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and Arun Jatiely Stadium in New Delhi respectively.