IND vs AUS: India ought to play Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj in 1st ODI, says Aakash Chopra

Former India batter Aakash Chopra has mentioned that India ought to play Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj within the first ODI of the three-match collection towards Australia on the PCA Stadium in Mohali.

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Speaking on his Youtube channel, Chopra mentioned Shami ought to play because it could be a flat pitch, insisting that each side have goof batting line-ups. India is coming off a triumph in Asia Cup 2023, having defeated hosts Sri Lanka by 10 wickets within the remaining.

“I feel Shami should play without any doubt. When you play on a very flat pitch, batting generally tends to cancel each other out. Both sides have good batting line-ups. You might not need the No. 9. You will have [Ravichandran] Ashwin or [Washington] Sundar at No. 8. At least at No. 9, play a proper bowler,” mentioned Chopra.

He went on to say that India wants bowlers who can bounce again if they’ve a nasty spell. India is at present ranked second in ODIs, whereas Australia occupies the third spot.

“I am not saying that Shardul is not a proper bowler, but play Shami, Siraj, Bumrah – go with your three proper fast bowlers. If this is a 325-350 pitch, you will need bowlers. If you don’t play Tilak Varma, which is a possibility, then you won’t have the sixth bowling option. You need five bowlers, who do not have a chance of having a bad day. If they have a bad spell, they can actually bounce back,” Chopra added.

India have had the room to relaxation their 4 key gamers, together with captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, for the primary two ODIs of the 3-match collection and provides alternatives to gamers who could be potential backups on the World Cup. KL Rahul has acquired a chance to steer the aspect after his sensational return to the aspect within the 2023 Asia Cup.

India squad for 1st ODI:

KL Rahul (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja (Vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

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Edited By:

Rounaq Sehrawat

Published On:

Sep 22, 2023