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Former Indian cricket workforce batter Aakash Chopra believes that the choice of three spin-bowling all-rounders – Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel – for the Champions Trophy 2025 is a ‘defensive transfer’. Chopra in contrast the choice to the squad choice for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and mentioned that this has develop into a recurring factor for the facet. India went with additional all-rounders like Nitish Kumar Reddy and Sundar throughout the Take a look at sequence but it surely didn’t work for them. He added that India want to select bowlers ‘who take wickets’ and never ones primarily based on their batting capabilities.
“The one overriding thought or theme was who all can bat since you want a batter at No. 8. So that you picked Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar. You would have picked a quick bowler as a substitute of that, and if you happen to wanted a spinner solely, then you would have picked Varun Chakaravarthy. I see two of the three spin-bowling all-rounders, who all bat left-handed, enjoying,” Chopra said on YouTube.
“All three are defensive options in ODI cricket. We consistently saw a slight lack of confidence in batting in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. We needed a batter at No. 8. So we are picking bowlers who can bat, and I feel it’s the same theme this time as well, which is not a great thing because you have to show confidence in your batting. You have to pick bowlers who take wickets,” Chopra added.
Chopra went on to say that the mix of 4 spinners and 4 quick bowling choices (together with all-rounder Hardik Pandya) might not be the only option for India with regards to enjoying in Dubai.
“It will likely be barely chilly in Dubai. A bit dew may additionally come later in Dubai. There might be barely extra assist for quick bowlers in Dubai. The Dubai pitch would not and will not assist spinners a lot. It’s rock-hard. It looks like the pitch has been made on a mountain,” Chopra said.
“Even if you continuously play for 10 days there, cracks aren’t formed at all. It can stay low but the ball doesn’t turn there and the square remains like that. So more fast bowlers are required and fewer spinners but India have picked four spinners,” he added.
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