Aakash Chopra believes Team India getting Venkatesh Iyer to roll his arm in the second T20I against New Zealand

Aakash Chopra believes that persuading Venkatesh Iyer to roll his arm over in the second T20I against New Zealand should be one of Team India’s priorities.

Iyer made his India debut at No. 6 in the first T20I against New Zealand. However, he was not given the ball because Rohit Sharma used all five of his specialist bowlers to complete their four-over quota.

“The one change I want is that Venkatesh Iyer should be made to bowl. It is necessary to get him to bowl because we are not trying. We are searching for an alternative for Hardik Pandya, a pace-bowling all-rounder.” He elaborated

Iyer can only be developed as an all-rounder if he plays in all aspects of the game, according to the former India player.

“An all-rounder can only be made when he does the all-round job, when he bats and does some bowling with that. The number at which we are making him bat, the batting will not come at all; nine out of ten times he will not get to play more than 10 balls if he bats at six. So get him to bowl – two, three and if possible even four.” Chopra explained

Kolkata Knight Riders

Iyer showed off his all-around abilities for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the second half of the IPL 2021. Pandya, a 26-year-old seam-bowling all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh, has made a solid case for a berth in the Indian team despite injuries and fitness issues.

“There is no scope of change if Siraj is not unfit, if his injury is not bad. I will definitely not make any change. But if he is unfit, one out of Avesh or Harshal will have to be played.” He said

If Siraj is ruled out of the game, the famous commentator voted for Avesh Khan over Harshal Patel as Siraj’s replacement.

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