Aakash Chopra Lists The Mouth-Watering Contests That We Might See In MI-CSK IPL 2020 Opener
Published - 19 Sep 2020, 09:10 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 10:59 AM
Aakash Chopra, former Indian cricketer-turned commentator, listed out the intriguing battles that we might see in the ‘El Clasico’ of cricket- MI vs CSK- on Saturday.
Chopra, in his latest Youtube video, pointed out that the sight of Rohit Sharma facing leg-spinners like Imran Tahir or Piyush Chawla at the start of his innings will be one of the battles to watch out for on Saturday.
“First one is a leg-spinner bowling to Rohit Sharma. Because this can happen, MS Dhoni is a very smart captain. It is possible that he will start with Deepak Chahar and get a spinner from the other end.” Aakash Chopra said.
“It can be Imran Tahir or Piyush Chawla but you will get a left-handed Quinton de Kock, so it will be a question if a leg-spinner can bowl. But I will say leg-spinners bowling to Rohit Sharma will be a beautiful battle to watch out for.”
The second intriguing battle, according to Chopra, is how the Chennai Super Kings batsmen counter the threat of Jasprit Bumrah.
“The second battle will be Bumrah vs the Chennai Super Kings batsmen.” he added.
Aakash Chopra gives his opinion on the strategies that MI and CSK should employ in IPL 2020
Aakash Chopra also reckoned that Rohit Sharma should open the batting in IPL 2020, something that Rohit has already confirmed, while also adding that MI should send Kieron Pollard ahead of the Pandya brothers in order to utilize the form that the burly West Indian displayed in the CPL.
“Mumbai Indians should keep a few things in mind. Firstly Rohit should open which he has already said that he will and he should do as well. I am not expecting that he starts smashing straightaway, he may not score too many runs but he should continue to open and Suryakumar should bat at No.3.” Chopra reckoned.
