Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav
Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav receive their maiden ODI caps. (Photo: BCCI)

Former India National Cricket Team opening batsman Aakash Chopra has shared his opinions on the selection of the hard-hitting 360-degree batter Suryakumar Yadav and the explosive wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan in the Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023.

On Friday, January 13, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the first two Tests against Australia and Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav received call-ups. The iconic Border-Gavaskar Trophy series will be played across four different venues in India and it will commence in February.

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Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar(Image Credits: Twitter)

In a video shared on his official YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said that he is not sure whether Suryakumar’s selection in the Test squad is a good thing. He elaborated:

Suryakumar Yadav is part of the Test team. There is a debate about whether he can play Tests or should he be played. He has scored a lot of runs in first-class cricket but at this point in time, is that a good or a bad thing?

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You are unable to play him in ODIs, so will he get a place in the Test team? By the way, he might get a place in ODIs now because KL Rahul is not there, which means Surya can play. But if Surya plays, who will keep? Then Ishan Kishan will have to play.”

Probably the thinking was whether Ishan Kishan can play the role Rishabh Pant used to do – Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra
Chopra (Image Credits: Twitter)

Chopra further said that Kishan’s inclusion in the Test squad is an interesting call and he opined that the selection committee and the team management might want to play Kishan as a like-for-like replacement for wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant in the playing XI.

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The cricketer-turned-commentator, however, feels that KS Bharat should be the first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in Test cricket for India. He stated:

“It was almost confirmed that KS Bharat will be there and Ishan Kishan is also there now. This is an interesting one. Probably the thinking was whether Ishan Kishan can play the role Rishabh Pant used to do, an aggressive left-hander, or else you don’t see any other left-hander in your entire batting order.

“You will see Rahul and Rohit at the top, then Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and then another right-handed wicketkeeper. So you feel, where is the left-hander? Sometimes you need a left-hander, maybe they are thinking from that angle. I feel KS Bharat should be slightly ahead in the pecking order.”

Ishan Kishan
Kishan Pic Credit- BCCI

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