Overview
- Chopra publicly challenged Mohammed Siraj’s omission from recent ODI and T20I squads, saying the pacer is being used only for Tests.
- He pointed to Siraj’s tight economy in the recent Australia ODI series despite few wickets as evidence of his white-ball value.
- Reports describe selectors resting senior quicks like Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah to give opportunities to Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna.
- Coverage cites Siraj’s seven-wicket burst in the Asia Cup 2023 final as a reminder of his proven limited-overs pedigree.
- Chopra’s comments arrived as India fielded a relatively inexperienced pace attack in the South Africa ODIs, with no detailed explanation from selectors for Siraj’s reduced role.