Staying power: Sooryavanshi will learn the art of batting longer through the series.
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There has been no extended holiday for the bulk of India’s A team. A week after a hectic IPL season, the players were on a flight to Sri Lanka for the tri-series.And, just a couple of days after the tournament ends, captain Tilak Varma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will jet off to Ireland and England for another white-ball tour with India’s senior men’s team.But the team management is clear in its thought process — the players need to work on the longer format now, after several months of T20 cricket, before heading to the United Kingdom.And, they are also collaborating with the India-A coaching set-up, which includes Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Sunil Joshi and L. Balaji, all members of the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence.“We are all following what the senior team is looking at. The ‘A’ team is a feeder, and we need to ensure that they get enough game time, enough practice time and get their skills developed,” Joshi told The Hindu.There were rain interruptions at the Rangiri Stadium on Saturday, but that did not stop India-A from having a long session. Tilak and Sooryavanshi spent considerable time in the nets, joined by Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh.
