IND vs ENG: Nair vs Sai ? Former India player makes a blunt assessment

Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta has suggested replacing Karun Nair with B Sai Sudharsan for the last 2 Test matches against England, arsenic Nair has struggled to found himself astatine fig 3 presumption successful the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series.Nair, who returned to the Test squad aft an eight-year gap, has managed lone 131 runs successful 3 games and remains the sole top-four batter from either squad without a half-century successful the series.

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Sai Sudharsan, who made his Test debut astatine Leeds scoring zero and 30, was aboriginal benched to accommodate batting all-rounder Washington Sundar for the Edgbaston and Lord's matches."In the Playing XI, you don't privation much than 1 change.

If determination is lone one, it would beryllium replacing Karun Nair with Sai Sudharsan. Because Karun Nair hasn't made immoderate runs. He's got starts, but hasn't converted them into large scores. I besides judge helium doesn't look that comfy astatine the crease either," Dasgupta said connected JioHotstar.

"And secondly, Sai Sudharsan is simply a young player. If you privation to put successful this England series, you'd alternatively put successful a younger player. Karun Nair has got starts successful some Test matches, but helium hasn't looked that convincing," helium added.

"So if you're looking to physique ahead, you mightiness arsenic good put successful idiosyncratic similar Sai Sudharsan. Because aft this, I don't cognize erstwhile you'll travel backmost to a bid successful England. So erstwhile you person 2 Tests left, put successful Sai Sudharsan," Dasgupta concluded.India presently trails 1-2 successful the five-match series.The Shubman Gill-led Indian squad volition purpose to level the bid successful the 4th Test opening July 23 astatine Old Trafford, Manchester.The 5th and last Test lucifer volition beryllium played astatine The Oval successful London from July 31 to August 4.