WI VS IND: Aakash Chopra Picks India’s Probable Playing XI for 1st T20I
WI VS IND: Former India cricketer turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has selected India’s probable XI for the first T20I against the West Indies which will take place at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba on Friday, July 29. However, Team India will have their regular captain Rohit Sharma after being rested for the ODI series but the veteran batter KL Rahul has been ruled out. Are you looking for legal betting sites in India on the go? If yes, read more here.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra selected Rohit, Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer as India’s expected top three players. He also believed the Indian team management is likely to prefer Shreyas over Deepak Hooda whereas he also named Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, and Dinesh Karthik to complete the middle order. However, Deepak Hooda did well in the three T20Is he played against Ireland and England. And, it will be interesting to see if he gets the chance over Iyer.
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He said: “What is the XI you will play? That is the biggest problem, win or loss is on one side, picking the XI is on the other side. The XI I am picking is Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer at No. 3. I feel Shreyas Iyer will get an opportunity to play at No. 3 because he is ahead in the pecking order although I feel Hooda should play but who am I. SKY at No. 4 and Hardik Pandya at No. 5, and after that Dinesh Karthik, that makes it your top six.”
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Meanwhile, he also hopes Ravindra Jadeja is fit to play and wants Kuldeep Yadav to play instead of Ravichandran Ashwin as well. He also wants to see Arshdeep Singh ahead of Avesh Khan in the team.
He stated: “I feel Jaddu will be fit now. It came out in the last match that he is still not available. I am expecting him to be fit, if he is not then Axar Patel, he is the obvious choice. I personally want Kuldeep Yadav to play, I am not playing Ravichandran Ashwin in my team. After that, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh. I am not playing Avesh, I am playing Arsh. I want to see Arsh because if you have set your sights on the T20 World Cup, then this is the time, play him right away is what I will say.”
Aakash Chopra’s probable XI for the 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja/Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh. For more cricket betting odds and scheduled matches for the 2022 season, read here.
