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India's Nair rescued from capsized boat

Batsman saved along with others after boat race goes wrong in Kerala

India batsman Karun Nair has been plucked from the water after a boat he was travelling in capsized during a festival at a local temple in his home town.

Nair is due in Australia next month with the India A squad that will contest the one-day quadrangular series against Australia A, South Africa A and Cricket Australia's National Performance Squad.

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India A then play two four-day first-class matches against Australia A at Brisbane's Allan Border Field.

Nair was riding in a snake boat, or palliyodam, a distinct craft with the rear raised some six metres out of the water to resemble a cobra with its hood raised, participating in a race on the Pampa river in Kerala as part of the Aranumula Valla Sadya celebration .

A distinctly local celebration, some 100 people were reported to be on the boat when it capsized, with two youths still unaccounted for.

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"The boat capsized and immediate rescue services was undertaken and managed to rescue all passengers, while two are still missing," a spokesperson from the Aranmula Police Station told Indian media.

The 24-year-old Nair is a batsman on the rise since leading Karnataka to the Ranji Trophy in 2014.

In 32 first class matches he averages more than 52 with seven centuries to his name. He was called up to the Indian Test squad as an injury replacement player on a tour of Sri Lanka, but is still waiting to make his Test debut.

He made his one-day international debut in a second-string Indian team that played a series of one-day internationals against Zimbabwe in Africa last month.

Australia A squad: Cameron Bancroft, Scott Boland, Cameron Boyce, Travis Dean, Peter Handscomb, Sam Heazlett, Jake Lehmann, Chris Lynn, Joe Mennie, Kurtis Patterson, Joel Paris, Matt Renshaw, Kane Richardson, Alex Ross, Chadd Sayers, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Chris Tremain, Dan Worrall, Sam Whiteman.

South Africa A four-day squad: Stephen Cook (c), Qaasim Adams, Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar, Heino Kuhn, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Duanne Olivier, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Omphile Ramela, Stiaan van Zyl, Dane Vilas, Hardus Viljoen 

South Africa A one-day squad: Wayne Parnell (c), Qaasim Adams, Marchant de Lange, Reeza Hendricks, Heino Kuhn, Eddie Leie, Sisanda Magala, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Malusi Siboto, Khaya Zondo, David Miller, Dane Vilas 

India A squad: Naman Ojha (capt), Faiz Fazal, Akhil Herwadkar, Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Varun Aaron, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Barinder Sran, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sanju Samson.


Fixtures


Four-day matches 

30 July – 2 August, Australia A v South Africa A, Allan Border Field, Brisbane
6 August – 9 August, Australia A v South Africa A, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville

One-day Series

13 August, South Africa A v NPS, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
14 August, Australia A v India A, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
16 August, Australia A v NPS, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
17 August, South Africa A v India A, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
20 August, Australia A v South Africa A, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
21 August, India A v NPS, Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
24 August, NPS v Australia A, Harrup Park, Mackay
25 August, South Africa A v India A, Harrup Park, Mackay
27 August, NPS v India A, Harrup Park, Mackay
28 August, Australia A v South Africa A, Harrup Park, Mackay
30 August, Australia A v India A, Harrup Park, Mackay
31 August, South Africa A v NPS, Harrup Park, Mackay
3 September; Final 3 v 4, Harrup Park, Mackay
4 September, Final 1 v 2, Harrup Park, Mackay

Four-day matches

8-11 September, Australia A v India A, Allan Border Field, Brisbane
15-18 September, Australia A v India A, Allan Border Field, Brisbane