The Indian team will have a slightly different look from the one that played in the recently concluded series against the West Indies. While the likes of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur will be missing in action, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah have made a return to the Indian lineup.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra picked Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad as his two openers. He reasoned:
While asking Rohit Sharma to bat at No. 3, the cricketer-turned-commentator picked Deepak Hooda ahead of Sanju Samson. Aakash Chopra explained:
The Men In Blue will also get an additional bowling option if they play Hooda ahead of Samson.
“I will 100% pick Harshal Patel” - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra picked Ravindra Jadeja and Harshal Patel as his first two bowlers. He elaborated:
The 44-year-old chose Yuzvendra Chahal ahead of Ravi Bishnoi as the specialist spinner. Chopra said:
Aakash Chopra’s Indian XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
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