Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Dhruv Jurel and Sai Sudharsan are not competing for the same spot for the first Test against England as well. He also added that while Jurel is more suited to bat at No. 5 or No. 6, Sudharsan is a top-order batter as well. However, India will take on England in a five-match Test series, with the first game starting in Leeds on Friday, June 20 as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “I don’t think it will be the right comparison because they are not auditioning for the same position. Dhruv Jurel is a No. 5 or No. 6 batter. You won’t see him playing at No. 3. If Sai Sudharsan plays, he will be seen playing at No. 3. I think the choice will be between Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sai Sudharsan. It seems like Sai Sudharsan is slightly ahead in that race. If Dhruv Jurel plays, he is in a contest with Karun Nair as to who will play at No. 6.”

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However, Aakash Chopra was also asked about the choice between Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair as India’s No. 3 for the first Test against England as well.

“Everyone has assumed that Shubman will not play at No. 3 but at No. 4, although Shubman hasn’t said anything like that. I feel he will play at No. 4, but there is no guarantee. If Shubman Gill says he wants to play at No. 3 as he was playing there only, I feel Karun Nair will be better suited at No. 4,” he added.

“Then Karun Nair at No. 4, Rishabh Pant at No. 5, and you can play either Nitish Kumar Reddy or Dhruv Jurel at No. 6 because Sudharsan cannot play at that number. If we do man-to-man marking at No. 3 only, Sai Sudharsan might be slightly ahead of Karun Nair because his playing style gives that impression,” Aakash Chopra concluded.