With India set to set a second workforce for a limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka in July, there’s a golden alternative for white-ball specialists and upcoming stars to make their title. Former India opener Aakash Chopra has predicted his India squad for the tour that can see the vacationers enjoying three ODIs and as many T20Is.
In his squad, Chopra has stored Shikhar Dhawan because the captain saying he’s been repeatedly upgrading his abilities and that has been reflecting within the method wherein he’s batting over the previous two years.
“Shikhar Dhawan is continuously upgrading his software for the past two years and his batting has been brilliant,” Chopra mentioned on his eponymous YouTube channel. “With him, I am picking his Delhi Capital’ opening partner Prithvi Shaw. The kind of form we have seen from him (in IPL 2021), he should go. I won’t pick Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devdutt Padikkal.”
“If available and fit, Shreyas Iyer should be part of the team. There are talks of him playing county cricket so there’s that. If not, then Padikkal or Ruturaj. Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan even although Mumbai Indians dropped him halfway through IPL but I will keep him,” he added.
Allrounder Hardik Pandya will likely be Dhawan’s deputy in his squad. “Hardik Pandya will be the vice-captain of this team. Then Krunal Pandya – he did well against England,” Chopra defined.
Among the bowlers, he needs Bhuvneshwar Kumar to workforce up with Deepak Chahar and the spin division will likely be led by Yuzvendra Chahal.
“Yuzi Chahal should be in eleven. Deepak Chahar has been absolutely outstanding with the white-ball. If he bowls alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India’s problem of not taking wickets in Powerplay can be addressed. Both are swing bowlers and can take wickets with new ball,” he mentioned.
“Navdeep Saini is also being ignored for both India and RCB. I will keep him. “Again, there’s question mark over T Natarajan’s fitness but if fit, he must go. Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakravarthy are my two extra spinners Prasidh Krishna is also in my team,” he added.
Here’s Chopra’s full squad: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Navdeep Saini, T Natarajan, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Prasidh Krishna
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