Former wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta suggests India should consider playing B Sai Sudharsan instead of Karun Nair for the last two Tests against England. He feels Nair is struggling to hold his place at number three.
Nair, back in the Test team after eight years, scored 131 runs in three games. He is the only top-four batter from either team without a half-century in this series.
Sudharsan, who made zero and 30 in his first Test at Leeds, was benched later. India chose batting all-rounder Washington Sundar for the Edgbaston and Lord’s matches.
Dasgupta said on JioHotstar if they make only one change to the Playing XI, it should be Karun Nair for Sai Sudharsan because Nair hasn’t scored many runs. He gets started but can’t turn them into big scores. Dasgupta also said Nair doesn’t look comfortable at the crease and Sudharsan is a young player. He also said if India wants to invest in this England series, it would be better to invest in a younger player like Sai Sudharsan.
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Sai Sudharsan played 3 One Day International games against South Africa in the 2023 ODI Series. He scored 127 runs, with 2 fifties and an average of 63.5. He also played in the 2nd T20i against Zimbabwe in 2024.
India is 1-2 down in the five-match series. The team led by Shubman Gill wants to come back strong in the fourth Test, starting July 23 at Old Trafford in Manchester, before the fifth and final match at The Oval in London from July 31 to August 4.
