Aakash Chopra reasons out why only Ishant Sharma has been released from India squad

Former Indian cricketer and one of the leading cricket analysts, Aakash Chopra, recently tried to reason out why the Indian team management released only Ishant Sharma from the squad. The Indian think tank decided to release Ishant from the Indian squad for the Sri Lanka series in order to give him an opportunity to play for his Ranji Trophy side.

While the move seems absolutely logical, there was a school of thought that questioned why only one player was released from the side. The other players, who did not feature in the first Test against Sri Lanka, could also have been released to serve their domestic sides as well. As per the recent reports in ESPNcricinfo, Aakash Chopra was asked the very same question.

He was asked to reason out why the likes of Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay and Kuldeep Yadav were not released from the side as well. The former cricketer started off by commending the move to let Ishant Sharma play for Delhi in the domestic competition. He remarked that Ishant is the captain of the Delhi team and hence he would be a value addition there. Moreover, bowling well in the domestic circuit will give him more confidence as he comes back to the national side at some stage or the other.

On Rohit Sharma not being released

Trying to figure out a reason why Rohit Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav were not released, Aakash Chopra mentioned that the potential reason for this has been the bulk of cricket action that these two players have had in the recent times.

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They have already played a lot of cricket this season and hence these five days could well serve as their rest period. Also, they could be tried in the series at some stage. The same goes with the case of Murali Vijay. Vijay has been the seasoned opener for the Indian cricket team in the recent past. He is likely to get a game sometime in this series for sure.