Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has opined on Karun Nair’s chances of making a comeback to the Indian XI after being dropped for the fourth Test against England. He said that a lot of players are waiting for their chances. However, India dropped Nair from their playing XI in Manchester on Wednesday, July 23,
with Sai Sudharsan replacing him at No. 3 as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Now it will become difficult for Karun Nair. I thought he could and should have been given one more chance. However, if you have not given it now, I think this is it, because, for the time being, how will you be able to give him a chance again? As soon as you go home, Abhimanyu Easwaran is standing in the line. Sarfaraz Khan hasn’t made any mistake for you not to play him.”

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“You might want to play Dhruv Jurel as a batter as well at some stage, and you will think about Shreyas Iyer too at some time when the Test series is played in India. Karun Nair got a great chance in this series, and he has wasted that chance. His career shows his never-say-never attitude, but making a comeback from here will not be that easy or straightforward,” he again shared.

However, Aakash Chopra also questioned Shardul Thakur’s selection as a seam-bowling all-rounder.

“India are 264/4 and Shardul is at the ground. He might score 70 or even a hundred, which would be a great thing, but, in my opinion, it’s a slightly flawed selection. I feel specialists should be played. Rishabh Pant got injured, so we are 264/4 only, but even if we were 265/5 and Jaddu and Shardul had been batting, it is not a great position to be in. You have too many all-rounders. All-rounders look good, but Test cricket is still a lot about purists,” Aakash Chopra concluded.