IND Vs PAK: Aakash Chopra Speaks On Rohit Sharma-led Team India's Strengths Before Asia Cup 2023, Says 'The Youngsters Are Absolutely Ready'

Former India opener, Aakash Chopra spoke on Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blues strength before the team headed to Sri Lanka for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 and said that the youngsters’ preparedness will help India.

While speaking on his official YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said that youngsters are filled with potential and promise. Chopra also added it feels like the players have already come prepared to take part in the competition.

“The young players come with potential and promise. It seems like they come prepared. There was a time when a new player came to play for India, he wasn’t ready and it used to take two-and-a-half to three years to prepare the kid, and players used to get lost in between at times,” Akash Chopra said on Rohit Sharma-led India’s young players.

Aakash Chopra added that there may be some disadvantages of the Indian Premier League (IPL) but it also helps the players to be fearless. Chopra also gave an example and said that Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, and Shreyas Iyer are ready.

“However, since the advent of the IPL, you may look at some pitfalls but a huge advantage is that the players who come are absolutely fearless. Whether you see Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, or Shreyas Iyer – they are all ready. So I consider it as a strength that the youngsters are absolutely ready,” the 45-year-old added.

This team’s current form is very good: Aakash Chopra on Rohit Sharma-led India

The former India opener applauded the team and said that they are in good form and no one is able to stop them now. Chopra further said that the India team’s record have been good.

“This team’s current form is very good. Whenever they play bilateral cricket, no one is able to stop them. You did drop a match recently (against the West Indies) but you generally don’t drop matches that easily. So the Indian team’s record has been very, very good,” the former player added.

The former India opener said that the Men in Blues currently have a lot of experience especially when you see Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

“There is a lot of experience. If you see Rohit Sharma as a captain, you see him with a huge sample size. Then Virat Kohli comes at No. 3 and you say – ‘Wow’. Then Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Mohammed Siraj have also been playing for such a long time. You will not say Kuldeep Yadav is a rookie,” Chopra concluded.

India will take on Pakistan in their first match of the Asia Cup 2023 on Saturday (September 2nd) at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka.