Former India opener turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned whether Ajinkya Rahane or Cheteshwar Pujara should return to the Indian Test team for the Test tour of England. He also added that India will miss both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s services in the series as well. However, India will tour England for a five-match Test series, starting in Leeds on June 20.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “There was another discussion that if Virat Kohli is not going, although it’s been heard that someone is trying to convince him, can Ajinkya Rahane or Cheteshwar Pujara return, just for this series?”

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“Can the team go in that direction? Can they think from that point of view? I am voicing it because it’s the England tour. If it had been any other tour, I would have said ‘let’s go with kids.’ However, if both Kohli and Rohit are not there, maybe you want to think about Pujara or Rahane. Both are playing well and scoring runs,” he again shared.

However, Aakash Chopra also stated that India are unlikely to recall Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara to their Test squad as well.

“I have my serious doubts about the Indian team going in that direction because they have Yashasvi Jaiswal with KL Rahul for opening. Shubman Gill might come at No. 4 because he might eventually like that number. Sai Sudharsan could be at No. 3, then Shubman Gill at No. 4, and (potential) vice-captain Rishabh Pant at No. 5. You might think about keeping one among Nitish Kumar Reddy, Karun Nair and Sarfaraz Khan at No. 6. If you start thinking in that direction, there won’t be a place. I feel the Indian team might want to go in that direction,” Aakash Chopra concluded.