India, July 24 -- Former India batter Aakash Chopra reckons Karun Nair will now find it difficult to regain his spot in the playing XI after being dropped from the lineup for the Manchester Test against England. A day prior to the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, India captain Shubman Gill said the management is backing the batter and they are confident of him turning the tide around. However, at the toss, it was confirmed that the right-handed batter is no longer a part of the playing XI as he was replaced by Sai Sudharsan.

Karun Nair, who was making a comeback into the Test side after eight years, failed to set the stage on fire in the first three Tests. In the series opener in Headingley, the 33-year-old batted at No.6 wh...