Former India player Aakash Chopra has opened up on the absence of Jasprit Bumrah’s name in the revised squad for the upcoming ODI series against England is bigger news than Varun Chakaravarthy’s inclusion. He stated that no explanation was given for his name being omitted as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “When the press release came for the rejig in the Indian team, Varun Chakaravarthy had been added. The news is not about the addition but whose name is not there. The discussion is more about someone’s absence than someone else’s presence. Jasprit Bumrah’s name was there when the Champions Trophy squad was announced and it was also said that he would be available for the third match when the ODI team was announced. However, if you see the squad that has been announced now, Bumrah’s name has been omitted. There is no explanation. There is no communication as to why Bumrah’s name is not there.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra also questioned whether Jasprit Bumrah should be added to India’s Champions Trophy squad if he doesn’t play the final ODI against England as well.

“If Bumrah doesn’t play on the 12th and you reach the Champions Trophy, will you keep him in the team? I am a little worried. This is the Champions Trophy, it’s an ICC event. You cannot have a separate 15 for the first match and the Pakistan game, and remove someone and bring in Bumrah for the New Zealand match. You cannot do that arbitrarily. When someone gets injured, you have to take permission from a committee to replace him mid-tournament. You cannot do random things. In the 15, you pick players who are absolutely 100 percent fit, and you don’t keep subject-to-fitness players, and that worries me a little,” Aakash Chopra concluded.