The All India Men’s Senior Selection Committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, has announced India A’s 15-member roster for the forthcoming series against Australia A. The series will begin with a couple of four-day matches, with Shreyas Iyer taking over as captain from Abhimanyu Easwaran, and Dhruv Jurel serving as vice-captain. Aakash Chopra, a former Indian cricketer and well-known commentator, is not pleased.
The former Indian opener stated that the practice of assigning captaincy to players has become akin to a game of musical chairs, and that there is no consistency in preserving leadership stability. Chopra also believes that despite not being a regular in the Test squad,
Shreyas Iyer has been selected captain of India A’s red-ball side, and that the forthcoming home conditions will help his cause to make a comeback.
“Different captains have been made in three consecutive series. What is happening? Shreyas Iyer is the captain and Dhruv Jurel is the vice-captain. However, I am thinking that Abhimanyu Easwaran used to be the captain, but his name has disappeared from there. He is a member of the team for sure, but his name is not there in the list of captain and vice-captain,” Chopra said in a video on his official YouTube channel.
“Shreyas Iyer has come, and if you see the last few series, you see a new captain in every series. So the India A captaincy has become a case of musical chairs. Why has Shreyas Iyer been elevated? It’s because the No. 3 and No. 6 spots are still vacant. Sai Sudharsan’s name is there for sure. So he is also a part of this team. Abhimanyu Easwaran’s name is also there, and he is also a part of this team,” the cricketer-turned-commentator added.
Note: KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj will be added to the squad for the 2nd multi-day match and will replace two players in the squad after the 1st multi-day match, as confirmed by BCCI.
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