Former India National Cricket Team batter Kris Srikkanth questioned the inclusion of Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Sundar and Reddy have both been included in India's T20I squad, subject to their fitness.
Amid back-to-back injury concerns, the selectors now often choose some of the players subject to fitness. Kris Srikkanth did not agree with the concept of including someone straight into the main verifying their actual match fitness through some other games.
Srikkanth questioned the inclusion of the spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar in the T20I team, saying a player can't play at the highest level of the game only by showing a doctor's certificate.
Additionally, he was not in good form since the beginning of 2026 for the India National Cricket Team. The former India captain highlighted that Sundar, who is considered good in Test cricket, did not feature in the recently concluded Test series against Sri Lanka due to injury.
"He is good in Tests but didn't play in Sri Lanka. How is he fit now in two weeks? He has not proved his match fitness, so what is the use? You must play some matches at some level to show your fitness before being picked for India. You can't just play with a doctor's certificate. Washington Sundar seems to be injured after every two or three series," Srikkanth said in his YouTube video.
Washington Sundar has been nowhere near his peak since the beginning of 2026
He also pointed out Washington Sundar's recent form. Before picking up a hamstring injury in England, the spin-bowling all-rounder conceded almost eleven runs per over this year in four T20I games without taking any wickets. With the bat, in as many T20Is in 2026, Sundar batted with an average of 8.33 and a strike rate of 80.64.
"He was smashed in Ireland and England. He started his cricket in the T20 format. He moved brilliantly to Test cricket, but he has lost his rhythm in white-ball cricket," Kris Srikkanth added.
Anyone can get a doctor's certificate: Kris Srikkanth slams fitness-based T20I selections
Like the assessment of Washington Sundar, Kris Srikkanth opined the same for the pace-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who is also named in the T20I squad for the Afghanistan series. Due to a long injury layoff, his participation in the series is also subject to his fitness.
However, Kris Srikkanth would like to pick Reddy over Shivam Dube, another pace-bowling all-rounder who also made multiple dismal outings in the recent past.
"If Nitish Kumar Reddy proves his match-fitness, I'll go with him over Dube. But now there is no time for him to prove his match-fitness. What match can he play now before the Afghanistan series? It's always better to prove your fitness by playing a match over a doctor's certificate. Anyone can get a doctor's certificate like we used to for leaves in school," said Srikkanth.
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