LUCKNOW, Sept. 26 -- When Team India opener KL Rahul and pacer Mohd Siraj were drafted in the India A side for the second four-day unofficial Test early this month by Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel, the intention was to give them match time before the two-Test home series against the West Indies starting in Ahmedabad on October 2.

Some others like keeper-batter Narayan Jagadeesan, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, keeper-batter Dhruv Jurel and pacer Prasidh Krishna were already there in the first Test itself before being picked for the series against the West Indies.

However, everybody made full use of the opportunity well in both the matches to be match ready, and key batters of Team India KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan and Dhruv Jurel turne...