Former Indian batter Mohammad Kaif has raised questions over the selection strategy which was maintained by Indian management during India’s recent ODI series against West Indies. India managed to secure the three-match series 2-1, but Kaif expressed concerns about the way the squad was being handled.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, he said that frequent changes in the playing XI could create problems for the team, particularly when players are not given enough opportunities to stake their claim. Kaif, speaking about Auqib Nabi, who was left out after only featuring in only one match, criticised head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill for making such a quick change. 

“You are bringing new guys but not backing them. If you have played someone, give more chances. Why did they drop Nabi? Kamboj also got hit anyway. You are spoiling young players by doing this. I don't know when Nabi will play white-ball next. Maybe he won't play at all. This is wrong. You do not have backups. If this planning continues, it is going to hurt," Kaif said on his YouTube channel.

Kaif, however, did not put the entire responsibility on Gill, saying that the young captain is still learning the demands of leading the national side.

"He has less experience and is a work in progress. He is still learning as a captain and getting into that role. The biggest thing hurting him is that he is a young captain with a young bowling team. There is less time for the World Cup and it is seen that he is panicking. You played Nabi in one game and dropped him. You gave Reddy the new ball in one game and then changed that. Then you played Kamboj. They lost because they also had the penalty and had to bring fielders in. Because he was clueless when so many runs were being scored and was taking time," he said.

Kaif also asserted that there were not many key takeaways from the series. 

"I think the takeaways from this series were not hundreds from Kohli, Rohit, Gill and KL. They have been doing this. We did not add on anything. When you play a series, you try to add on and improve on your weakness. Kuldeep picked wickets but he was not playing enough before anyway. Nothing was added on from this series. In fact, it has only hurt. The confidence has gone down. Gill, as a captain, may be doubting himself. It's like the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. There was no positive added," Kaif stated.