According to Manjrekar, a bad precedent is set when a player is recalled for Test on the basis of his IPL performance and it "massively motivates" players playing the Ranji Trophy.
BCCI on Monday picked a 28-member jumbo squad for the all-format tour of Australia which begins November, along with four reserve bowlers.
Chakravarthy was on Monday named in India's T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against Australia following his impressive showing in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
BCCI, in its press release, stated that their medical team would "continue to monitor [Rohit's] progress". There was nothing mentioned about the injury or the recovery period, neither did Mumbai Indians release a statement about Rohit's present fitness status.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced all the three squads with the statement that their medical team "will continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma."
Rahul has been named as Virat Kohli's deputy in both Indian limited-over squads for the upcoming Australia tour in the absence of an injured Rohit Sharma.
Since opening for India in the Test format in late 2019, Rohit has scored 556 runs in six innings at 92.66 with three centuries which includes a double ton as well.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee, who met via video-conference to select the Indian Cricket Team, named a 16-man squad for the T20Is and a 15-member team for the ODI series.
KL Rahul has earned a call back while BCCI will continue to monitor the progress of injured Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma.
There appears to be some issues to be settled between the BCCI and Cricket Australia on the bio-security measures the host nation has devised but Ganguly said the Indian team will travel to Sydney immediately after the IPL ends on November 10.
Shastri, batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Bharath Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar have all reached from their respective home cities on Sunday.
Ishant is presently at the NCA after having suffered a muscle tear during IPL 2020
Uncertainty over scheduling is marking the lead-up to the much-anticipated tour, matches of whose will be played in a controlled environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moody feels that the manner in which Kohli has the ability to single-handedly take down any chase in the format, certainly makes him India's best T20 batter
Manjrekar feels that Ashwin will face tough competition from Washington Sundar, who as well has been impressive for the Royal Challengers Bangalore this season.
Kapil Dev on Friday was admitted to Delhi hospital after complaint of chest pain and underwent angioplasty early on October 23.
The Indian team was initially supposed to land in Brisbane but apparently Queensland state health authorities won't allow the visitors to train during the mandatory 14-day quarantine period.
With the two white ball series (T20Is and ODIs) slated before the marquee four-Test rubber, the selection committee under Sunil Joshi's chairmanship is expected to pick a jumbo squad for all three formats when it meets later this week.
Board president Sourav Ganguly had said that the BCCI will do all it can to ensure that the home series against England remains in the country and domestic tournaments kick off at some point despite the fluid COVID-19 situation.
Pant has been in good form in the ongoing Indian Premier League, scoring 171 runs in the five matches he has played for the Delhi Capitals.
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