Indian opening slot is open for grab but Abhimanyu Eswaran is not making his case, infact he's making a habit of bottling all his chances are given to him in India A tours. He failed in Australia and similarly today got out cheaply against England Lions. He needs to score in the 2nd inning, otherwise he'll warm the bench in England tour.
Karun Nair showed his class and surprisingly Sarfaraz looked pretty comfortable in seam condition, big positive and hope this inning earn him place in the test squad.
The difference between Karun Nair and Abhimanyu Eswaran yesterday was that the former looked quite accustomed to the conditions, while the latter struggled a lot. If you remember, Nair put on a lot of hard work in 2024, by traveling around the world and representing club/county sides. Last year he played for Northamptonshire and piled on a ton of runs for them. And this was also one of the factors why he was considered for the national team selection. Regarding Easwaran, I guess this is his first tour of England.