The first-order batter Abhimanyu Easwaran has been ignored by the fifth and final test against England, since India preferred Karun Nair despite the failures in the first three tests of the Anderson-Tendulkar 2025 trophy 2025. As a result, Easwaran continues to wait for his national debut in the senior team.

The visitors made four changes in their XI game after the Manchester test, which resulted in a draw. Rishabh Pant, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah and Anshul Kamboj gave way to Dhruv Jurel, Karun Nair, Prasideh Krishna and Akash deeply in the XI game.

Karun Nair preferred about Abhimanyu Easwaran, father voices frustration

Easwaran achieved only 36 races in four innings, averaging a scarce nine on the Indian tour of Australia before the Border-Gavavar Trophy 2024-25. However, after a great race of the Duleep and Irani trophy, Easwaran was appointed Captain of India against the Lions of England. It emerged as the third main corridor of India, scoring 167 races in two unofficial tests with two fifty, averaging 41.75

The 29 -year -old father expressed his disappointment when he was ignored once again in the current series.

“I am not telling the amount of days that Abhimanyu has been waiting for his debut in the test. I am counting the years; three years have passed,” Ranganathan Easwaran said to TimeSofindia.com.

On the other hand, Nair received a trial call after eight years after a national record season. In addition, he strengthened his case, scoring a double one hundred in the first unofficial test against the Lions of England. However, the hitter of the right failed in the next game and finished the series with 259 races in two games, averaging 86.38.

“Nair was not in the team during the period he acted before Bgt. Karun [Nair] He was not chosen for the DUEEP trophy or the Irani trophy. My son scored about 864 races if he considers the period last year to the current year. So how are they compared? I don’t understand. They gave Karun Nair the opportunity. It is quite fair, he scored more than 800 races. The selectors have put faith in him, ”he added.

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Sudharsan received his inaugural trial call after he won the orange cap in IPL 2025. He did not appear in any tour game. Despite this, left -handed on Easwaran. In addition, Sudharsan average only 39 in first -class Cricket. Sudharsan scored only 20 races in the first test and was abandoned for the next two. He replaced Nair in the fourth test and scored fifty upon his return. Now he has played three tests in a month.

On the contrary, the Bengal batter average 48.70, but still did not have the opportunity in any of the tests. The right batter has experience in 103 first -class games. However, Easwaran is still waiting for her opportunity after 961 days since her first selection in the Indian test team.

Ranganathan revealed that he has constantly been arguing with his son and has motivated him.

“My son looks a bit depressed, but that is likely to happen. Some players jump the weapon based on IPL performances, which gives them a place in the test team. IPL performances should not count while selecting the team for the longest format. Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy should be the basis of the selection,” added the sad father.

The side led by Shubman Gill is following 1-2 in the five-game test series against England. Both teams have made multiple changes in their alignment for the last test, which is underway in the oval.

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