'He isn't there for West Indies tour': Rahul Tripathi gets unwavering support from ex-India star despite ‘ordinary IPL’
Hindustan TimesThe BCCI announced the squad for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, which is scheduled to be held in September-October this year. Rahul Tripathi in action at IPL 2023 Nevertheless, for certain players, the Asian Games can act as a step to represent the nation and make an argument for why they deserve to be in the main squad. The guy scored a century on Test debut, you have not kept him in the ODI list, so he is a part of the Asian Games,” said Chopra. “He is not there for the West Indies tour but it is absolutely right to invest in Rahul Tripathi despite him having a bad IPL because before that you had played him for India. Tilak Varma, who is a part of the team for the West Indies tour, is a part of this team - makes a lot of sense.” Despite finishing as the second-highest run-scorer in the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp, Tripathi could only muster 273 runs from 13 encounters, which featured a solitary half-century.