<p class="title">Having found his touch last week, opener KL Rahul will look to register a big score with an eye on the reserve opener's slot for the World Cup as he leads India 'A' against England Lions in the second four-day game, starting Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rahul, who was sent by the team management to the India 'A' set-up to find some form, scored 89 in the opening four-day game against a good Lions attack and another strong show will keep him in good stead before the squad selection for the Australia series on February 15.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India 'A' did earn the bragging rights in the first Test with Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal hitting a double hundred and wicketkeeper KS Bharat scoring a hundred at Wayanad in the drawn encounter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rahul, Panchal and Bharat will look to continue their good run with the bat while Abhimanyu Easwaran, who missed out on a big score, along with Ankeet Bawne, will aim to find form.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The out-of-favour Karun Nair will also be aiming to keep himself relevant having done precious little in the past few months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The India 'A' bowlers did well to restrict the Lions to 340 despite allowing them to get off to a solid start. Speedster Navdeep Saini shone with a five-wicket haul and the others, including comeback man Shardul Thakur, sweated it out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The team's think-tank may consider giving former Test bowler Varun Aaron a go in this match given that the India selectors are looking at genuine quick bowlers with an aim to broaden the pool.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The visiting batsmen defied the India 'A' bowlers on the final day of the first 'Test' to force a draw and will be eyeing an improved performance.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope, who have played Tests for England, did well in Wayanad and will hope to get going again while captain Sam Billings, who didn't have a very happy outing, will be expected to hit form again after his impressive displays in the ODIs earlier.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bowlers were put to sword by Panchal, Bharat and Rahul, and will have to step up in this game. It remains to be seen if left-arm spinner Danny Briggs, who bore the brunt in the first game, gets a second chance.</p>
<p class="title">Having found his touch last week, opener KL Rahul will look to register a big score with an eye on the reserve opener's slot for the World Cup as he leads India 'A' against England Lions in the second four-day game, starting Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rahul, who was sent by the team management to the India 'A' set-up to find some form, scored 89 in the opening four-day game against a good Lions attack and another strong show will keep him in good stead before the squad selection for the Australia series on February 15.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India 'A' did earn the bragging rights in the first Test with Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal hitting a double hundred and wicketkeeper KS Bharat scoring a hundred at Wayanad in the drawn encounter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rahul, Panchal and Bharat will look to continue their good run with the bat while Abhimanyu Easwaran, who missed out on a big score, along with Ankeet Bawne, will aim to find form.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The out-of-favour Karun Nair will also be aiming to keep himself relevant having done precious little in the past few months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The India 'A' bowlers did well to restrict the Lions to 340 despite allowing them to get off to a solid start. Speedster Navdeep Saini shone with a five-wicket haul and the others, including comeback man Shardul Thakur, sweated it out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The team's think-tank may consider giving former Test bowler Varun Aaron a go in this match given that the India selectors are looking at genuine quick bowlers with an aim to broaden the pool.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The visiting batsmen defied the India 'A' bowlers on the final day of the first 'Test' to force a draw and will be eyeing an improved performance.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope, who have played Tests for England, did well in Wayanad and will hope to get going again while captain Sam Billings, who didn't have a very happy outing, will be expected to hit form again after his impressive displays in the ODIs earlier.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bowlers were put to sword by Panchal, Bharat and Rahul, and will have to step up in this game. It remains to be seen if left-arm spinner Danny Briggs, who bore the brunt in the first game, gets a second chance.</p>