Following the announcement of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup, former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has now selected an alternate playing XI. Aakash Chopra has named Shreyas Iyer as captain in this alternate playing XI for the World Cup.He has selected Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad as the opening batsmen. Aakash Chopra believes Yashasvi has been wronged.
Chopra declared an alternative team India
Despite his impressive performance in Test cricket, he has been left out of the T20 squad. He is the team’s aggressive opener. Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra considers Ruturaj Gaikwad a promising player who has been lost in the selection process.Aakash Chopra has named Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and Jitesh Sharma as middle-order batsmen in his team. He has also named Iyer as the standby captain of the playing XI.
Aakash has named Rishabh Pant as the primary wicketkeeper in his team, while Jitesh Sharma has been included as a batsman. Aakash believes that if Shreyas Iyer had not been injured, he would definitely have been considered for the main T20 World Cup squad. He believes that Jitesh should also have been in the team selected for the upcoming World Cup. Aakash Chopra has selected Nitish Kumar Reddy as the all-rounder at No. 6 in his team.
Aakash believes that Nitish Kumar Reddy is a very capable player, although he hasn’t been given consistent opportunities. He has selected Krunal Pandya as the second all-rounder at No. 7. He included Krunal in the team based on his previous IPL performance.Aakash Chopra has given the responsibility of the bowling unit to Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Aakash Chopra has included Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the team due to his performance in the last IPL and Deepak Chahar due to his excellent T20 record. He still considers Yuzvendra Chahal an effective spinner for T20 cricket.
Aakash Chopra has given a place to Mohammad Siraj in the team expressing confidence in his ability. He believes that Siraj has become a little less effective in white ball cricket, but there is no doubt about his ability. Apart from these 11 players, he has also given place to Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul, Vipraj Nigam and Shashank Singh in the 15-member team.
Aakash Chopra’s alternative playing 11 is as follows – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rishabh Pant, Jitesh Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.