‘When are you going to play him?’: Ex-batter questions decision to bench Nitish

Aakash Chopra voiced his concerns regarding India’s choice to omit Nitish Kumar Reddy from the first T20I lineup. Celebrating Naman Dhir’s stellar bowling against the West Indies, he pointed out the unfortunate shortcomings of the opposing batting order. With Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford providing some resistance, their contributions were not enough, and India triumphed with an eight-wicket victory, taking a 1-0 series lead.

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