Former India opener turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned the reason behind Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakravarthy’s exclusion from Team India’s T20I squad for the upcoming series against West Indies. Both Chahar and Chakravarthy were part of the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup 2021. While the former got to play only one match, the latter played three games during the tournament.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said: “The big takeaways are that the same selection committee had picked the team for the T20 World Cup and that had Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakravarthy. They have been put in cold storage. It was said that Rahul was not available for the last series but now there is no discussion about him.”
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While hoping that Ravi Bishnoi gets better treatment, the veteran further added that the leg-spinner might not get a game as well. Chopra observed: “Ravi Bishnoi is suddenly the flavor of the month and I really hope he gets the full opportunity and is not left out quickly like Rahul Chahar. But the squad has four spinners, so Ravi Bishnoi might not get a chance.”
Aakash Chopra also shared his happiness about Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal’s return in the ODI cricket. However, he questioned the BCCI for not sharing the reason behind Ravichandran Ashwin’s exclusion from the squad as well. While speaking about the seam-bowling department, Aakash Chopra opined on the fact that selectors have shown faith in all-rounders. Notably, both Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur did well in the series against South Africa.
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He elaborated: “Fast-bowling all-rounders are being invested in. Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar’s names in the squad are also being put in such a place where it seems they are considered as all-rounders and not just pure bowlers.”
“Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not there in the ODI team. It’s an interesting one that five fast bowlers are there but Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s name is not there in those five even when Shami and Bumrah have been rested. That’s a big takeaway,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
