Varun Chakravarthy, T Natarajan fitness issue: Did Chetan Sharma's selection committee do due diligence?

India vs England: Chetan Sharma-led selection committee faces some tough questions as 3 India players, including Varun Chakravarthy, T Natarajan and Rahul Tewatia, are yet to join the rest of the T20I squad in Ahmedabad with just 2 days to go for the 5-match series. Were fitness reports from the National Cricket Academy overlooked before announcing the squad for the much-anticipated white-ball series?

Chetan Sharma-led India senior selection committee is facing some questions in the lead up to the T20I series against England with as many as 3 players are yet to join the squad in Ahmedabad due to injury concerns and failed fitness tests. India had named an 18-member T20I squad during the recently-concluded Test series but the likes of Varun Chakravarthy, T Natarajan and Rahul Tewatia are racing against time to get fit for the 5-match series, starting March 12 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, it has come to light, failed more than one fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in the lead up to the 5-match T20I series against England. He failed to clear the Yo-Yo test mark stipulated for a 2 km run at least twice.