India still in labour pains, before new growth emerges: Aakash Chopra on team’s transition struggles in Tests

IANS | November 18, 2025 11:16 AM

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra spoke in depth about India’s transition struggles in the red-ball format and how the Shubman Gill-led side has been trying different permutations and combinations to get a settled long-term XI. He said that while India drawing the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar trophy in England earlier this year was encouraging, the team is still experiencing ‘labour pains before new growth emerges.’