Former Indian opener Sadagoppan Ramesh questioned the team management for their selection of pacer Harshit Rana for the ongoing T20I series against England. However, he was ruled out of the fourth T20I due to a hamstring injury sustained during the third T20I as well.

Talking about Harshit Rana’s latest injury issue, Ramesh said on his YouTube channel: “How did Harshit Rana get selected directly to the Indian team without proving his fitness anywhere after surgery? If you haven’t fully recovered from a knee surgery, then it leads to a hamstring or quad injury next, as has happened with him. It’s clear he didn’t return to the Indian team at 100% fitness. It’s just an evidence on how there are different yardsticks for different players. India will produce results again only if they correct this issue.”

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“The fact they rested him for the Zimbabwe tour and the squad was announced before this injury made it clear that they rested him knowing that he won’t be able to play back-to-back series. This is not about Harshit Rana’s ability,” he again shared.

Sadagoppan Ramesh also believes off-spinning all-rounder Washington Sundar was a forced selection for the fourth T20I against England because of Varun Chakaravarthy’s injury and Ravi Bishnoi’s poor show in the second T20I as well. Varun, like Harshit, was also ruled out of the fourth T20I due to a hamstring injury, while Ravi Bishnoi bowled a 0/60 four-over spell in the second T20I in Manchester as well.

“India were forced to play him (Sundar) despite England having only two left-handers because of Varun Chakaravarthy’s injury. It’s also clear that India don’t trust Ravi Bishnoi,” he concluded.