IND vs WI: Aakash Chopra Leaves Out Ruturaj Gaikwad As He Picks India's Playing XI vs West Indies For The 1st ODI
Published - 22 Jul 2022, 02:42 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:10 AM
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For the opening ODI against the Windies, Aakash Chopra has selected his ideal Indian starting lineup. On Friday, July 22, the two sides will square off at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
A sizable portion of the Men in Blue’s first-team regulars will be absent. For the series, players like Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rohit Sharma have received a respite. Shikhar Dhawan will serve as the team’s captain, with Ravindra Jadeja serving as his assistant.
Aakash Chopra Prefers Ishan Kishan To Open With Shikhar Dhawan
Aakash Chopra explained why he chose Dhawan and Ishan Kishan as his two openers in a video posted on his YouTube account.
“The first question will be who will open? Shikhar Dhawan is the captain, he will open, there is no doubt about that. But who with Shikhar – Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad are there.”
“I feel Ishan Kishan will open, neither will Ruturaj get a chance to make his ODI debut nor will they look towards Shubman Gill,” Aakash Chopra.
Suryakumar Yadav Will Be Given The Responsibility Of Finishing: Aakash Chopra
Prior to Suryakumar Yadav, the former Indian opener chose Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, and Deepak Hooda. Aakash Chopra reasoned:
“You have a lot of options at No. 3. I have given an opportunity to Shreyas Iyer in my team, he will be targeted slightly with bouncers. I am saying Sanju at No. 4, Hooda at No. 5 and SKY at No. 6.”
Chopra explained:
“SKY at No. 6 is not ideal because he should bat higher than that but unfortunately he will probably not get that because they will say ‘who can finish better?'”
Suryakumar Yadav may have to serve as the finisher in the ODI series against the Windies as Pandya is unable to. The management of the Indian squad could also think of sending Hooda after the Mumbai Indians batsman in his usual No. 5 position.
I Will Go With Two Spinners: Aakash Chopra
In his bowling lineup, Aakash Chopra chose two spinners and three seamers. He said:
“After that, Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzi [Yuzvendra] Chahal. I will definitely go with two spinners. And then three fast bowlers, the ones I am picking in my team are Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur.”
The famous analyst also provided an explanation of why Shardul Thakur ought to start over Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh. Chopra observed:
“I am going with Shardul Thakur at No. 8 because it is necessary for Lord Thakur to play. You have kept him in the team and you will play him some time. I think this is his opportunity, the batting also gets lengthened slightly.”
Aakash Chopra’s Indian XI for the 1st ODI: Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
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Ravindra Jadeja Ruturaj Gaikwad Sanju Samson Shardul Thakur Shreyas Iyer Shubman Gill Suryakumar Yadav Yuzvendra Chahal
