Former India batter Aakash Chopra questioned whether India will gain anything by playing Shardul Thakur as he hasn't "really impressed much" in the India-England Test series. "The pitch [at Old Trafford] is flat...Bowling...was found out because you need wicket-takers on such pitches and Kuldeep Yadav was...missed," he added. Shardul registered figures of 55-0 in first innings at Old Trafford.