Aakash Chopra does not want India to make any changes in his playing XI, only to bring a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah. He highlighted that India’s top-order batsmen lack game time and run. The Men in Blue will take on Nepal in their second Asia Cup Group A game on Monday, September 4 in Pallekele. India’s top order failed against Pakistan as they were reduced to 66/4 before Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya’s partnership took them to a respectable score. ,
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said that India should not make any changes to their batting lineup. He elaborated:
“Should India make any changes? According to me, they shouldn’t make a change. Play the same team (barring a forced replacement for Jasprit Bumrah). If you see in batting, Rohit Sharma has to score runs. We were saying that Babar Azam became a minnow basher and scored runs against Nepal. You also do that.”
The former Indian opener highlighted that Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli need to get back to their run-scoring ways to get their confidence back. he explained:
“Cricket is a game of confidence. If you don’t have confidence, whether it is Shaheen Shah Afridi or Sompal Kami, you struggle a little. Not taking anything away from Nepal, but the truth is that it is not that big a challenge. So Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli need to score runs.”
“Shubman Gill Must Have Scored One Or Two Fifties In The Last Three Months” – Aakash Chopra
The cricketer-turned-commentator said that Shubman Gill has had to face poor performance for a long time in the last few months. They saw:
“Shubman Gill might have scored one or two half-centuries in the last three months. So he has not been in top form in the last three months. The IPL was extremely amazing but that’s not the case now.
Aakash Chopra said that it has been a long time since Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli spent quality time in the middle and Shreyas Iyer also needs runs.
“It’s been a month since Rohit Sharma played cricket. The same is the case with Virat Kohli. He scored runs in Test cricket against the West Indies but it has been time. Shreyas Iyer needs to score runs. I feel Hardik Pandya might not get to bat in this match.”
Chopra concluded by opining that Mohammed Shami should partner with Mohammed Siraj with the new ball. He famously does not see Krishna playing, given that reports suggest that he will not be a part of India’s provisional World Cup squad.
