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Agarkar Explains Karun Nair’s Omission as India Recall Padikkal for West Indies Tests

The chief selector said limited opportunities and recent form drove a turn to younger options after Nair’s modest England returns.

Irfan Pathan spoke about Karun Nair's snub.
Karun Nair claps back at chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar
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Overview

  • India named a 15-man squad for two home Tests versus West Indies with Shubman Gill as captain and Ravindra Jadeja as vice-captain.
  • Ajit Agarkar said the panel “expected a little bit more” from Nair on the England tour and felt Devdutt Padikkal “offers a little bit more” at present.
  • Padikkal’s recall was credited to recent red-ball form, including a fifty in Dharamsala against England and strong India A performances.
  • Nair, who scored 205 runs at 25.62 with one fifty across four Tests in England, said he was surprised by the call and urged questions be put to the selectors.
  • Reaction followed swiftly as Nair’s wife criticised the selection pathway on social media and pundits such as Irfan Pathan and Dinesh Karthik said the move signals the selectors are moving on from him.