ENG vs IND: Aakash Chopra questions Indian group administration over Kamboj-Rana confusion
Former India opener Aakash Chopra has questioned the Indian males’s Take a look at group administration for what he described as a obvious lack of readability of their dealing with of tempo bowling choices, notably within the case of Anshul Kamboj and Harshit Rana.
Rana, who made his Take a look at debut towards Australia earlier this 12 months, and Kamboj, who’s but to be capped, had been each a part of the India ‘A’ squad that performed towards the England Lions forward of the continuing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Whereas Kamboj outperformed Rana in these matches, it was the Delhi pacer who was initially retained with the primary squad as cowl for injured gamers. Kamboj was despatched house, solely to be recalled forward of the fourth Take a look at at Outdated Trafford in Manchester.
With India grappling with a sequence of accidents of their tempo division, the sudden swap in choice has raised eyebrows — with Chopra on the forefront of the criticism.
“It’s very attention-grabbing. There was numerous chatter about Anshul Kamboj. He did properly for India A as properly, however when there was a chance earlier, the group administration selected Harshit Rana first. Anshul was despatched again house, and now we’re studying about his title once more,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
India’s bowling shares have been severely depleted forward of the Manchester Take a look at, scheduled to start on Wednesday, 23 July. Nitish Kumar Reddy has been dominated out of the sequence with a left knee harm, whereas Arshdeep Singh — who impressed within the third Take a look at at Lord’s — sustained a blow to his left thumb throughout a internet session and has been dominated out of the upcoming match. Akash Deep, too, is recovering from a groin pressure he picked up in the course of the Lord’s Take a look at.
Because of this, the selectors have introduced again Kamboj from India to affix the squad in Manchester, with reviews suggesting he’s in line to make his Take a look at debut.
Chopra, nonetheless, was left unconvinced by the rationale behind the call-ups.
“Harshit Rana just isn’t there. Now it’s important to surprise, what really goes on? How do you identify who to maintain and who to let go of? If you happen to discuss performances for India A, Anshul’s efficiency was higher, however you saved Harshit Rana taking a look at continuity,” he stated.
“If that was the case, then it’s best to have saved Harshit Rana now as properly. However he’s not there; Anshul Kamboj is there. No readability in any way. Possibly the administration is aware of, however no person is telling us something.”
Kamboj has loved a powerful home run over the previous 12 months. The 24-year-old has claimed 55 wickets in his final 11 first-class matches, together with a outstanding 10-wicket haul in a single innings — a uncommon feat in red-ball cricket. With the bat, he has proven promise as a lower-order contributor, most just lately registering an unbeaten half-century within the second India ‘A’ fixture towards the England Lions.
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