“I was in the squad, in the reserves, for the [2020-21] England Tests too, and that was a great learning experience for me, just being there, spending time in the dressing room, watching everyone. I enjoyed my time there – how they prepare, just watching Virat Kohli‘s intensity at training was an education. There were things I hadn’t seen before – for example, Rohit Sharma saw the pitch and focused on his sweep shot, [R] Ashwin did the same… they were so clear about their plans. And though he isn’t in the main squad of 20 for the tour of England – plus the World Test Championship final against New Zealand – he wants to be as prepared as possible, because “you never know, just in case an opportunity comes up”
I think, very similar to with Karun Nair in England in 2018, the staff administration has a distinction of opinion with the selectors over the selection of Abhimanyu Easwaran because the reserve opener. Three openers, and one other who has opened prior to now, is greater than groups usually have
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 7, 2021
