Dravid hails progress of Mayank, Prithvi

The host comfortably won the match by an innings and 30 runs courtesy of some stupendous all-round performances. Their batting was one of the main reasons behind their resounding show against Khaya Zondo’s men.

While Shaw notched up 136 runs, Agarwal racked up 220 runs. Moreover, they also put on 277 runs for the first wicket to help their team wipe out South Africa’s first innings score. Quite expectantly, talk of them being drafted into the Indian national team has already been sparked. Rahul Dravid, India A’s head coach, was asked about their chances of playing Test cricket for India. However, the former Indian cricketer preferred not answering the question. Nevertheless, he praised them for their jaw-dropping display of batsmanship.

“It’s a bit of a loaded question and I know what the headlines will be tomorrow when I answer that question. All I will say is, I think they have shown over the last year or so with their performances that they are playing very good cricket. It’s nice to see them developing and growing as players,” he said. “Whether there is an opportunity or not is not for me to decide. Mayank was quite exceptional in this game and Prithvi has shown continuous improvement in every level he has played,” Dravid added.

Both Shaw and Agarwal have performed exceptionally, scoring a mountain of runs, in recent times.