Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
Mumbai: Having spent almost a quarter of a century in coaching since retiring from the game, former India and Mumbai wicketkeeper Chandrakant Pandit has a fair idea of what makes a player stand out from the rest.
Having closely followed and backed 33-year-old Indore off-spinner Saransh Jain since taking charge as Madhya Pradesh head coach in 2020, Pandit was not surprised that the all-rounder emerged as the surprise pick and the only new face in India's 15-member Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, announced on Tuesday.
Jain earned his maiden Test call-up after years of consistent performances in domestic cricket.
The off-spinner has quietly built one of the strongest red-ball records among India's all-rounders, delivering season after season with both bat and ball without breaking into the senior side.
"During our triumphant Ranji Trophy campaign in 2022 (it was a curtailed…
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