Future of Indian cricket – The Baba twins

Aparajith made it to the Under 19 World Cup squad but Indrajith, who was in the provisional squad, was left out of the main team. It really came as a surprise to me when I saw Indrajith being left out of the squad.

He did help Aparjith via phone, advising him how to correct the mistakes he committed in any game. Aparajith even went on say that it was Indrajith who helped him during the World Cup where he narrowly missed the Player of the Tournament award to William Bosisto.

Baba Aparajith

There has been no rivalry between the two as they try to complement each other and better their own performances. At present, Aparajith is a part of the Indian Under 23 team that has won the Under 23 Asia Cup and is training hard to prove himself in the upcoming Ranji season.

On the other hand, Indrajith is busy calling the shots in the ongoing Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament where he is representing TNCA President’s XI. He has outshone the likes of Badrinath, Dinesh Karthik, Mohd. Kaif in the tournament. But with his performances in the Buchi Babu tournament, the time’s not far when Indrajith will share the Tamil Nadu dressing room with Aparajith at the earliest.

Sometime back, Aparajith even said, “We want to become the first twins to play for India. It is a very tough ask, but we know we are capable of that. We want to be known as the Baba twins. Yes we admire the Waugh twins—Steve and Mark a lot.”

He also added that, “For a batsman to be called a successful one, he has to do well in the Tests, ODIs and T20s. Only then can he stake his claim to be a good batsman.

“We are in no hurry to make it to the national side. We are prepared to take one step at a time. Firstly we would like to gradually make our presence felt — first earn a slot in the India A side and take things to the next stage thereafter,” said Indrajith.

With the consistency the Baba brothers show, I strongly feel that they will represent India in the future.