Former Indian player Kris Srikkanth also questioned the addition of spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar to the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan. The all-rounder missed the most recent Test series in Sri Lanka due to a hamstring injury sustained during the ODI series in England in July as well. Sundar hasn’t played any competitive match since, but he has been picked subject to fitness clearance as well.

Talking about Sundar’s selection for the Afghanistan series on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth said, “He is good in Tests but didn’t play in Sri Lanka. How is he fit now in two weeks? He has not proved his match-fitness so what is the use? You must play some matches at some level to show your fitness before being picked for India. You can’t just play with a doctor’s certificate. Washington Sundar seems to be injured after every two or three series. He was smashed in Ireland and England. He started his cricket from the T20 format. He moved brilliantly to Test cricket, but he has lost his rhythm in white-ball cricket.”

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Kris Srikkanth also believes Nitish Kumar Reddy should play ahead of Shivam Dube as the batting all-rounder in India’s playing XI for the upcoming T20Is against Afghanistan.

“If Nitish Kumar Reddy proves his match-fitness, I’ll go with him over Dube. But now there is no time for him to prove his match-fitness. What match can he play now before the Afghanistan series? It’s always better to prove your fitness by playing a match over doctor’s certificate. Anyone can get a doctor’s certificate like we used to for leaves in school,” Kris Srikkanth concluded.