Team India have won 37 of the 64 Tests they have played under Kohli’s leadership. The 32-year-old also has the best win percentage among all Indian skippers who have led in more than five Test matches.
While previewing the upcoming fourth Test against England in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra was fine with Kohli’s five-bowler approach. He reasoned:
The former Indian cricketer feels either Shardul Thakur or Ravichandran Ashwin will play the fourth Test in place of Ishant Sharma. Aakash Chopra elaborated:
Ishant Sharma looked out of sorts in the third Test at Headingley and there were question marks raised about his fitness. The Indian team will hope that Ravindra Jadeja has completely recovered from the knee injury he sustained while fielding.
“I feel we have a lot of positives in batting” - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra termed Cheteshwar Pujara being back amongst the runs, along with the excellent form of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, as huge positives for Team India. He explained:
The 43-year-old signed off by stating that the usually batsmen-friendly Oval surface might get the best out of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant. Aakash Chopra observed:
While Kohli has averaged 24.80 in the three Tests so far, Rahane and Pant have an average of less than twenty. The trio will hope to make more significant contributions in the remaining two Tests, especially considering that the lower order is not renowned for their batting prowess.
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