But throughout, Abhinav has continued to punch his timecard and more often than not deliver for his state team for in the many India A opportunities that have come his way, without managing the spectacular. In the six seasons that he’s been away from international cricket, he’s averaged below 40 only twice. Still, he hasn’t had fans holding up hoardings at grounds demanding his return or inspired #bringbackabhinav hashtags.
Considering that he already has 120 first-class matches to his credit, you don’t realize at times that Abhinav turned 27 less than a month ago. It’s likely that he will warm the bench in Hyderabad in two weeks’ time unless of course there’s a last-minute injury to the established openers. There are still four Tests to come against Australia though in this mega home season and many more in overseas climes thereafter. That leaves plenty of time still for Abhinav to significantly resurrect his truncated international career and maybe also to ensure that he never again has to walk up to a national selector and introduce himself.
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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
