Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has shared that Shashank Singh wasn’t picked in India’s 2025 Asia Cup squad as there is no vacant place for a finisher. He also shared that while Rinku Singh might not get a spot in India’s playing XI, Shivam Dube could bat as low as No. 7.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “It’s a good question. His number will come, but it can’t come so soon because there is no place. Rinku Singh, as a finisher, will be sitting out currently, and Shivam Dube will probably play at No. 7 if he gets a chance to play. Hardik Pandya and Jitesh Sharma are there. Where is the place?”

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“As much as I love Shashank Singh, how can he come? He can’t come. So that is the story. Shashank will have to wait. I like him, he has got the skills, and it’s not like he is a 22 or 25-year-old youngster, but he will have to still wait. Till the T20 World Cup, it’s 50-50. I don’t think his name can come that easily,” he again shared.

However, Aakash Chopra also shared about Ajinkya Rahane and KL Rahul’s future in Tests and T20Is, respectively as well.

“He won’t be able to come, it seems like that for now. It seems difficult. I will be very honest. The Indian team has gone in a very different direction. So it doesn’t seem like he has a chance. He won’t be able to come till the World Cup. He too won’t be able to come. Again, the Indian team has started going in a very different direction,” Aakash Chopra concluded.