Five talking points from India A's quadrangular series win

India A have won the quadrangular series, involving Australia A, South Africa A and Australia’s National Performance Squad (NPS), after defeating Australia A in the final by 4 wickets at Darwin, Australia. The Indian national selectors had picked a squad comprising of players on the brink of the senior team selection, for this series, and this ploy will hold them in good stead for picking the teams for future challenges ahead. A vast number of players made a positive impact in the series by coming up with important contributions at difficult times, while a few disappointed. Here are 5 talking points from the team’s sensational triumph:

#1 Robin Uthappa

It looked as though Robin Uthappa had turned the corner after a good domestic season for Karnataka was followed by a fruitful 2 months with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he finished up as the leading run-scorer. Noticing his consistently good performances, the selectors rewarded him with a call-up to the Indian ODI squad for the tour of Bangladesh in June. But he couldn’t make the most of his opportunity, managing just 69 runs in 3 ODIs against a weak Bangladeshi side. The 28-year old would’ve been keen on putting that aberration behind him and capitalizing on his good form with a successful trip to Australia with the India A team. But things haven’t panned out the way he would’ve hoped, managing just 134 runs in 7 games at a poor average of 19.14.