Aakash Chopra believes that in the warm-up match against England. Team India should have given Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya more time in the middle by making them bat ahead of Rishabh Pant.
In their first warm-up encounter before the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup, Team India cruised to a seven-wicket victory. With the bat, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, and Pant shined, while Yadav and Pandya did not get many opportunities.
Rishabh Pant
“There was a big question in my mind that when Ishan was batting well, why did you send Rishabh Pant. End of the day, Surya made 8 runs off 9 balls. Neither the form came nor went, you don’t know what really happened. Hardik Pandya, the shots he played, all balls were not hitting the middle of the bat, and once again a story which is unfinished.” He elaborated
“You did not have a need to send Rishabh Pant there, you could have sent Suryakumar Yadav and then Hardik Pandya so that both of them would have got some game time. Rishabh Pant had scored runs just now in the IPL as well.” Aakash Chopra reasoned
Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya enter the T20 World Cup with mixed results in the Indian Premier League 2021. Although the duo appeared to be regaining their touch as the competition progressed. A little more time in the middle might have aided their cause.
Aakash Chopra, speaking about some of Team India’s positives believes. That KL Rahul stands head and shoulders above any other Indian batter.
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