Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has said that reserving Gurnoor Brar only for Tests is a good thought. However, he also questioned whether that approach would be right. Notably, India registered a 1-0 win in the recently concluded two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Gurnoor didn’t feature in both games, with Mohammed
Siraj and Prasidh Krishna preferred over him as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “It’s a good thought, but is it the right thought? That question will definitely be there because Test cricket happens very sporadically. A series ended just now in August, and then you will see a Test series in November. After that, you will get to see the next Test series in January end.”

“It happens so sporadically that you say whether you will play him this only. How would it work out if you are going to play him this only? It’s also on your mind that the ODI World Cup is approaching. We might need pace and bounce in the ODI World Cup in South Africa. Gurnoor Brar is a bowler who has just started,” he shared again.

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“If someone has just started, you also want to give him a lot of opportunities, that he should play ODIs and T20Is as well, in different conditions and situations, because you don’t know how he would perform and respond. These are little, little tests you want to keep taking consistently, just to know that by the time the World Cup comes, our man is ready,” he further added.

However, Aakash Chopra also highlighted that workload management isn’t only about resting someone from a game or series as well.

“You have to look at it from many perspectives. The tempting option is to play only Tests so that he plays for a long time and will be more consistent and reliable and won’t get injured. However, I believe that if you are young, workload management is not only about not playing someone,” he said.

“Workload management is also about playing someone. You need to just keep bowling the overs. Just build up the stamina. You have to do that job as well. Many times, we feel that not playing someone and resting them is workload management. Resting alone is not workload management. I feel he should be allowed to play. Manage him slightly, but play him in all formats,” Aakash Chopra concluded.