“India A captaincy has become a case of musical chairs” - Ex-Indian cricketer slams selection committee

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has opened up on the just-announced India A squad for the multi-day series against Australia A, which is scheduled to start on Tuesday, September 16, in Lucknow.

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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra stated that while Abhimanyu Easwaran was leading the India A squad against England Lions ahead of the Anderson Tendulkar Trophy, now, Shreyas Iyer has been named as the new India A captain for the Australia A series, adding that the captaincy has become a case of musical chairs.

“Different captains have been made in three consecutive series. What is happening? Shreyas Iyer is the captain and Dhruv Jurel is the vice-captain. However, I am thinking that Abhimanyu Easwaran used to be the captain, but his name has disappeared from there. He is a member of the team for sure, but his name is not there in the list of captain and vice-captain," Chopra said in a video on his official YouTube channel.

"Shreyas Iyer has come, and if you see the last few series, you see a new captain in every series. So the India A captaincy has become a case of musical chairs. Why has Shreyas Iyer been elevated? It's because the No. 3 and No. 6 spots are still vacant. Sai Sudharsan's name is there for sure. So he is also a part of this team. Abhimanyu Easwaran's name is also there, and he is also a part of this team," he added.

India A multi-day squad for Australia A series: Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel (wk & vc), Devdutt Padikkal, Harsh Dubey, Ayush Badoni, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Manav Suthar, Yash Thakur.

Note: KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj will be added to the squad for the 2nd multi-day match.

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