Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra said that he was baffled by Shubman Gill’s tactics of not using Nitish Kumar Reddy with the ball in the ongoing Test against the West Indies in Delhi as well. He also stated that since Reddy has been picked in the team as an all-rounder, he is bound to bowl at some stage, especially when the frontline bowlers have failed to leave a mark.

During a discussion on ESPNcricinfo, Chopra said: “I don’t know seriously. He didn’t bat in the last game. He didn’t bowl in this game. That’s one another aspect that eventually came to light. Initially, you might understand, but then comes a time in a Test match when you say, ‘I have tried everything and everyone enough number of times from both ends. I’ve done whatever I could and there’s still no success’. So, why not try Nitish Kumar Reddy? He is a batter who bowls and he is playing as an all-rounder. So, if he is playing as an all-rounder, then his job is, at some stage, to actually bowl. Him not bowling a single over was baffling to say the least.”

However, Aakash Chopra also shared that Reddy’s lack of utilization in the series against West Indies puts a question mark over Team India’s team selection as well.

“That would also put a question mark on the selection as and when you are picking the next side. One Test match, he’s locked in at No. 8 and if he gets to bat at No. 5, he doesn’t bowl. What do we do with that No. 6 slot come the Test matches against South Africa?,” Aakash Chopra concluded.