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World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (L) and Ajit Agarkar© AFP
Previous Indian cricket group opener Aakash Chopra applauded the Cricket World Cup 2023 team however recommended 2 possible modifications. In the most recent video on his YouTube channel, Chopra evaluated the 15-member team and stated that he would have selected seasoned spinner Yuzvendra Chahal over Axar Patel and young batter Tilak Varma over Suryakumar Yadav. India opted for 3 left-arm spinners – Axar, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav – however Chopra thinks that Chahal would have been a strong choice. Tilak became part of the Asia Cup 2023 team however lost out on choice for the World Cup.
“The team is great, however, I feel, there’s an absence of an additional wrist-spin choice and maybe an off-spin choice. If I was provided this team, I would have selected Chahal over Axar Patel and perhaps Tilak Varma over Suryakumar Yadav. Can slam till 24 hours. After that it is our group, and we will back it.”
The Indian cricket group presently has just 2 left-handed batters in Ravindra Jadeja and Ishan Kishan in the center order. Chopra thinks that Tilak ought to have been picked in order to offer India with a more well balanced batting attack and the child would have likewise supplied an off-spin alternative.
“Only 2 of Ishan, Shreyas, and KL Rahul can play. One of them as well as Surya have to sit out anyhow. I feel what if at some point you’re up versus a challenger having 3-4 left-handers in their line-up. You would have then enjoyed to have an off-spin alternative which Tilak might have offered,” he described.
India will play their opening match of Cricket World Cup 2023 versus Australia on October 8.
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