India head coach Gautam Gambhir said Karun Nair wasn’t dropped for the Manchester Test but that the team preferred a left-hander, Sai Sudharsan, against England’s attack. However, former batter Sanjay Manjrekar disagreed, stating, "To suggest that Karun Nair 'wasn’t dropped’...You guys see it as a drop.""If someone is dropped, he is dropped," he added.