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 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.
“I am also thinking that Pollard should be sent up the order because if you see the whole unit, there is only one batsman who is coming with the form of the CPL and you should not let that form go. You might be tempted to play Krunal and Hardik Pandya above him but I will urge them to send Pollard up the order, even at No.4 if possible.” he added.
As far as CSK are concerned, the reputed commentator said that the MS Dhoni-led unit should give more opportunities to Ravindra Jadeja- the batsman- considering the fact that the former champions do not have a single southpaw in their top-6.
“If I see from Chennai Super Kings angle, I would say that they should use Jaddu more in the batting as they do not have a left-hander in the top order. You can send him in the middle and see what happens.”
Aakash Chopra concluded by saying that MS Dhoni should promote himself up the order to allow himself the best possible chance to get acclimatized to the conditions of the UAE.
“Dhoni should also promote himself a little and give himself more time. The two of them should have a bigger role as they will be the keys as the tournament progresses.” he added.
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