Aakash Chopra questioned the Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management’s lack of coherence and continuity.
In order to preserve continuity, the former India opener claimed that Rana ought to have been chosen instead of Kamboj.
Ahead of the fourth Test, which starts on Wednesday, July 23 at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, India has been dealing with injuries during the tour to England.
Because to a left knee injury, Nitish Kumar Reddy will not be participating in the series. Arshdeep Singh, meanwhile, will miss the fourth Test after suffering a left thumb impact injury while bowling in the nets during India’s first practice after the heartbreaking 22-run loss at Lord’s. In addition, Akash Deep has a groin ailment that he sustained during the Lord’s Test.
In the fourth Test, Anshul Kamboj has been called up to cover for Arshdeep. But for the first Test, it was Harshit Rana who in as a cover. After being left out of the playing XI, the Delhi pacer was released prior to the second Test.
It’s really fascinating. Many people were talking about Anshul Kamboj. He performed admirably for India A as well, but the team management gave Harshit Rana priority when the chance arose earlier. We are now discovering Anshul’s name once more after he was sent home,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
“There is no Harshit Rana. You must now ask yourself, what really happens? How do you decide who should be kept and who should be let go? When it comes to India A’s performances, Anshul did better, but you maintained Harshit Rana looking at consistency,” he continued.
Chopra acknowledged that Kamboj is a worthy candidate, even though he wasn’t very thrilled with the team management’s clarity and continuity.
“You need to have retained Harshit Rana at this point as well, if that were the case. However, Anshul Kamboj is present instead of him. Absolutely no clarity,” Chopra remarked.
“No one is telling us anything, but perhaps the management is aware. This is not surprising. He said, “Anshul Kamboj is now with the team; he deserved it.”
In 24 first-class matches, Kamboj, who played for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, has taken 79 wickets at an average of 22.88 and a strike rate of 44.20.
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