As India gears up for the fourth Test match against England at Old Trafford, Manchester, former cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has raised concerns over team management’s unclear communication, especially regarding injury updates and selection decisions. The focus of Chopra’s criticism is new head coach Gautam Gambhir, who he believes has left fans and analysts in the dark.

Injuries Continue to Haunt Team India on England Tour

India’s squad has been hit hard by injuries since their third Test loss. Arshdeep Singh sustained an injury during a practice session, while Akash Deep suffered a back strain during the Lord’s Test. The BCCI has confirmed that all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is out of the remainder of the series with a knee injury and has returned home for treatment.

In response, Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj has been named as a replacement in the Indian squad for the upcoming Test. However, Chopra questioned the process behind this decision, especially with Harshit Rana not retained despite earlier being picked.

“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 π’—π’†π’“π’š π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 π’•π’‚π’π’Œ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑨𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒖𝒍 π‘²π’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’π’‹. 𝑯𝒆 π’…π’Šπ’… π’˜π’†π’π’ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’‚ 𝑨, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’˜π’‰π’†π’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š π’‡π’Šπ’“π’”π’• π’„π’‚π’Žπ’†, π‘―π’‚π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’• 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒂 π’˜π’‚π’” π’‘π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’…. π‘΅π’π’˜ 𝑨𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒖𝒍 π’Šπ’” π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’Œ,” π‘ͺ𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒓𝒂 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… 𝒐𝒏 π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍.

Chopra Demands Clarity from Team Management

Aakash Chopra further expressed frustration over the inconsistency in selections, particularly the absence of transparency from the team’s decision-makers.

β€œπ‘΅π’π’ƒπ’π’…π’š π’Šπ’” π’•π’†π’π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒖𝒔 π’‚π’π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ. π‘΄π’‚π’šπ’ƒπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’π’‚π’ˆπ’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• π’Œπ’π’π’˜π’”, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’–π’ƒπ’π’Šπ’„ 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔 π’„π’π’‚π’“π’Šπ’•π’š. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐 π’„π’π’π’”π’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’π’„π’š π’Šπ’ π’˜π’‰π’ π’ˆπ’†π’•π’” π’‘π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’‰π’ 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.

He emphasized that if the selection was based on India A performances, then Kamboj’s inclusion makes senseβ€”but questioned why Harshit Rana was not retained if consistency was valued earlier.

As the crucial fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series begins on Wednesday, July 23, fans will be eager to see if Anshul Kamboj makes his debut in Manchesterβ€”and whether the team management starts offering more transparency moving forward.

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