Domination of Indian Cricket: 3 Different teams outplaying their opponents in 3 different tournaments

Indian cricket is currently being represented by 3 different teams playing in 3 different tournaments at the same time. This shows the depth in Indian cricket and how well the grassroots programme is panning out for the future of Indian cricket.

The competition for a place in the Indian side too is very high with the consistent performances of the players at the domestic level. Team India currently has a pool of players who are being given equal opportunities to showcase themselves at the International level.

Here is how all three Indian teams are performing at the moment.

India tour of Australia

The senior side is being led by Virat Kohli and is currently in Australia playing the Test series against Australia after drawing the T20 series. With their win in the first Test match against the Aussies at Adelaide, created history as that is the first time that India has won the first Test match on Australian soil.

They won a close encounter by 31 runs after the lower order of the Aussies showed immense resistance. The victory over the Aussies was guided by a terrific performance with the bat by Cheteshwar Pujara who followed up his first innings century with a half-century in the second innings.

The Indian bowlers put up a spirited performance in both the innings to put India one up in the Test Series. The Indian team is currently being represented by the following players in the Test series against the Aussies:

India's Test squad: Virat Kohli (C), M Vijay, KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Parthiv Patel, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

India A tour of New Zealand 2018

Manish Pandey has led from the front

With the seniors leading the way in Australia, India A side is currently touring New Zealand. The tour began with the Test matches with all the 3 matches ending in a draw. The 3-match Test series was followed by the 3 match ODI series. The Indians sealed the series with consecutive victories in the first 2 matches.

The India-A side is being captained by the experienced Manish Pandey who is also the highest run scorer after the first 2 matches with a century to his name. Manish Pandey has been ably supported by Vijay Shankar who isn’t far behind Manish Pandey in the highest run scorers list.

The India-A squad also comprises of a young talented group of players who have all represented the senior side in Shreyas Iyer, Khaleel Ahmed, and Washington Sundar. The complete India-A squad for the ODI series against New Zealand A is as follows:

India A squad: Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Shubman Gill, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Ankeet Bawne, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Vijay Shankar, Krishnappa Gowtham, Navdeep Saini

ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018

Jayant Yadav is part of the U-23 side

A young Indian under-23 side is currently being led out by Jayant Yadav in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018. The tournament is being played out at 2 venues each in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The tournament sees the likes of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, and UAE taking part in the competition.

The Indian side started the tournament with a comfortable win over Afghanistan by 74 runs followed by a victory over Oman by 6 wickets. The IPL sensation Mayank Markande was awarded a place in the squad after consistent performances for the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL.

The under-19 sensation Prabh Simran Singh was also given a spot in the Under 23 squad after an impressive show in the final of the recently concluded under 19 Asia Cup. The Indian squad for the tournament is as follows:

India U-23 squad: Jayant Yadav(c), Ankush Bains, Siddharth Desai, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Himmat Singh, Deepak Hooda, Mayank Markande, Shams Mulani, Prasidh Krishna, Ankit Rajpoot, Nitish Rana, Atit Sheth, Shivam Mavi, Prabh Simran Singh, Atharwa Taide