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Former Indian captain Kris Srikkanth has insisted that KL Rahul’s selection for the Australian series should not be questioned as he has been tested Down Under already, having scored his maiden hundred there. He blasted Sanjay Manjrekar for bringing up the question of Rahul’s selection. 

Former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie has opined that India will miss the services of Ishant Sharma, who has been ruled out due to a muscle tear, and it will give an advantage to Australia. He added the real challenge of the Indian pacers will be to adapt to the conditions of Australia.

After Suryakumar Yadav was overlooked once again, Dilip Vengsarkar has opined that Sourav Ganguly must look into the matter and probe to find out the motive behind the move. The former selectors also admitted that he was left ‘astounded’ by the Mumbaikar’s omission for the tour Down Under.

Varun Chakravarthy, whose rise in the ongoing edition of the IPL has been one of the most fascinating stories of the season, has stated that he is really short of words at the moment after his India selection. Chakravarthy has thanked the selectors for keeping the faith in his abilities.