Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Karun Nair’s place in Team India’s playing XI for the fourth Test against England might depend on the result of the third Test as well. He added that Nair has given enough glimpses to suggest that he can score big runs, but he has failed to do so in six innings so far. However, Nair was dismissed for a 33-ball 14 as India ended Day 4 (Sunday, July 13) at Lord’s at 58/4 in pursuit of a 193-run target.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Karun Nair, what about the road ahead? Now both innings have ended. He has scored 40 once for sure, and got a few starts. I think this match’s outcome might determine whether he plays the next match in Manchester or not. He has scored enough runs for you to feel that there is a possibility of him scoring big runs.”

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“However, he has got six innings, and even a half-century hasn’t been scored. It might be unfair, might be fair, I don’t know, but many times the outcome of the game decides where you go. I feel Karun Nair should sit with his fingers crossed that India win this match somehow,” he further added.

However, Aakash Chopra also expressed disappointment over Yashasvi Jaiswal’s mode of dismissal in Team India’s second innings as well.

“Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored a century and a half-century, but the way he got out was very bad. When (Rishabh) Pant gets out, I am also the one who asks you to criticize his lack of runs and not his playing style, because the guy plays like that only. However, Yashasvi doesn’t play like that. You expect Yashasvi to play a little more cautiously. It was a bad shot. The shot selection and execution were both wrong. Yashasvi getting out was a huge dent,” Aakash Chopra concluded.