India, Jan. 13 -- Aakash Chopra has questioned India's handling of seam-bowling allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, arguing that the repeated pattern of selecting him across formats but not actually using him points to a possible disconnect between the selectors' thinking and the team management's match-day plans.

Chopra raised the issue after the first ODI against New Zealand in Vadodara, where India went in with three specialist fast bowlers but still left Reddy out of the playing XI. For Chopra, it wasn't simply about one selection call - it was about the logic of carrying a player for "balance" and "future planning" while denying him the very game time needed to grow into that role.

"Do selectors and coaching staff not align with each ot...