Former India player Aakash Chopra has said that Karun Nair’s non-selection in the India A squad for the upcoming series against Australia A is a big step. While sharing that Nair didn’t make the most of his opportunities in the Test series against England, he stated that Nair didn’t do too badly either.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Karun Nair not being there is a big step. He asked cricket for a second chance, and it was given as well. I would say his performance was okay-okay. You can’t say that he grabbed that chance with both hands, but you can’t also say his performance was very ordinary either, that you should drop him suddenly. He was moved up and down in the batting order, was sent at No. 3 and No. 6. Despite that, he scored a few runs, but got out in some places. I felt he would get a chance in the West Indies tour of India. Unfortunately, you might not see Karun Nair playing now.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra shared that Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sai Sudharsan, who have been added to the India A squad, are potentially competing for one spot in the Test team as well.

“Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sai Sudharsan will get opportunities and both need to score runs. Since Sai Sudharsan is coming after playing in the current team, you feel he is slightly ahead in the race, but he is not that far ahead. Abhimanyu Easwaran is there, but he never gets a play, so that goes against him. However, the one thing that is in Abhimanyu Easwaran’s favor is that the selectors have said they want to keep him for sure, as he is consistent. He is not someone who has been dropped even from India A. If he scores runs here, he could run ahead of Sai Sudharsan. It’s a race between them,” Aakash Chopra concluded.