Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra issued a strong cautionary message to Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid for repeating past errors that cost India multiple International Cricket Council titles. He believes India appears unprepared for the T20 World Cup which begins later this month.
Former batsman Harbhajan warned India about Pakistan’s explosive batting line-up which can singlehandedly win matches, and advised not to underestimate them before their high-octane clash on June 9.
Aakash Chopra | Sreesanth Warns India Against Left-Arm Pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have played pivotal roles in India’s two World Cup triumphs. Former pacer Sreesanth believes they will reach the 2024 T20 World Cup final and avenge their semifinal defeat by England at its previous edition.Aakash Chopra
Sreesanth believes this could be their last opportunity as captain and batsman respectively, before questions arise regarding their leadership. “If they fail this time,” according to NDTV reports, they may face questions on their leadership abilities.Aakash Chopra
Sreesanth also cautioned Rohit and company against Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi, one of the most dangerous bowlers for their opposition recently and warned him against facing Rohit while batting against him. Rohit must take precaution when facing him as this bowler poses serious threats, according to Sreesanth.Aakash Chopra
Rohit Sharma recently decided not to participate in this year’s Indian Premier League and spend more time with his team instead, according to Aakash Chopra. Rohit should follow England’s Jos Buttler and Australia’s Pat Cummins as examples and opt out unless there is an injury concern.Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra | Saba Karim Warns India Against Kohli
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are widely recognized as India’s T20 side’s strongest batting trio; however, in recent months they have failed to perform up to their potential. With 2022 T20 World Cup just around the corner, former India wicket keeper-batter Saba Karim suggested that selectors hold tough conversations with these players if their performances do not improve in due time.
Rohit Sharma made an impressive return from an inconsistent IPL run to dominate Day 1 of England vs India Test match at Dharamsala. Alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit opened his batting alongside Karim believes Rohit stands out in white-ball cricket but that the challenges of Test cricket suit his game more.
Karim suggested that India captain Virat Kohli must work on improving his strike rate to be successful across all three formats of cricket. Furthermore, Karim commended Kohli’s leadership skills and mentioned how effectively he can guide youngsters such as Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan.
Karim added that selectors should give Kohli enough rest in order to regain his form before forcing him to play against Zimbabwe, and should refrain from informing Kohli he won’t make the T20 World Cup squad if he doesn’t travel there.
Aakash Chopra | Irfan Pathan Warns India Against Yashasvi Jaiswal
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has given Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli his endorsement as top batsmen for Team India at this year’s World Cup tournament. Pathan took to Twitter and praised these three individuals for the damage they can do for India in this tournament.
Left-hander Rohit Sharma suggested Jaiswal as Rohit’s opening partner; however, in a warm-up game against Bangladesh Sanju Samson was chosen instead of Jaiswal and this has caused widespread debate as to his inclusion in the main event lineup – potentially pushing Rishabh Pant into becoming number three instead.
Pathan suggests that India could address their bowling handicap by recruiting Jaiswal as both spin and fast-medium bowler. He explained how Rohit and Kohli’s inability to bowl make India’s batting line-up handicapped; adding Jaiswal could help alleviate this problem.Aakash Chopra
He recommended that Rahul Dravid explore the options presented by Jaiswal as Pathan believes he will flourish on Indian surfaces. After having struggled in South African Test series, the 20-year-old Jaiswal found success playing for Rajasthan Royals against South Africa despite this not being his natural habitat. Pathan noted how Jaiswal provides India with another bowling option since he regularly bowls at Rajasthan Royals nets during IPL matches; something Pathan noted could help them overcome Ireland and advance to knockout stage matches.
Aakash Chopra Warns India Against Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya’s leadership of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 has come under further fire following former India batsman Aakash Chopra joining those criticizing him. Chopra took particular issue with an X user claiming that Chopra called Pandya’s captaincy of his team “the worst”.
Rushii posted on Jio Cinema with his sentiments on Hardik Pandya’s IPL captaincy as one of the worst to date in IPL history: either give up captaincy himself or remove from Mumbai Indians altogether.”
Chopra warned that it wouldn’t come as a shock if Mumbai Indians fans jeered Hardik Pandya at Ahmedabad stadium on opening day, and warned against his captaincy style leading them out of contention for playoff spots.
The cricket analyst also lashed out at X user for spreading false rumours, warning him against such acts in future. He also informed X that they weren’t the author of their post and asked them to publicly apologize for their actions; their tweet has since garnered close to 94,000 views and 2,100 likes; some users even threatened reporting him or her.
