New Delhi, July 22 -- Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan gave his take on the team combination conundrum that India has found itself in, courtesy of injuries and lack of form of certain players ahead of the fourth Test against England in Manchester, scheduled to begin on Wednesday.

India, trailing 1-2 in the five-match series, is walking through a must-win territory after surrendering a 22-run defeat in the third Test. Karun Nair's place in the XI has been up for debate after his torrid run continued at Lord's. Nair has managed 131 runs at 21.83, while his compatriots have made the art of scoring a walk in the park.

Just like Ravichandran Ashwin, Pathan acknowledged Nair hasn't "struggled"; he has batted well, but runs haven't come along f...