Aakash Chopra has advised India to bat first if they win the toss in the third T20I against Afghanistan in Bengaluru on January 17.
The Men in Blue grabbed an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-game series with emphatic victories in Mohali and Indore.
They won both games by six wickets after winning the toss and deciding to chase.
Chopra, in a YouTube video previewing the third T20I, suggested that Rohit Sharma set a goal if he wins the toss.
India should do one thing, and they should have done it consistently.
They should bat first if they win the toss in Bengaluru.
You undoubtedly want to win the series, but you also want to test yourself.
He reasoned that if you kept winning tosses and chases, the task would grow easier.
In the first two encounters, the opposition team scored 150 and 170-odd points, which you quickly tracked down. So, you have not been tested.
Then you get stranded one day, as happened against England in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-finals.
You might not win the toss at the World Cup and have to bat first, said the former India opener.
According to Chopra, it is almost certain that India would bat first if they chose.
He reasoned that if Afghanistan won the toss, they would almost certainly pursue it.
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Aakash Chopra believes India should consider Avesh Khan as an additional seamer in the playing XI, especially if they intend to bat first.
Will you use three spinners in this scenario? You had asked Shivam Dube to bowl the 19th over, but you do not want to do so.
He’s not your 19th-over bowler. So I believe you may play an additional quick bowler here, he explained.
The well-known expert believes Washington Sundar will have to make way for the right-arm seamer.
In what place would you play him? I believe Washington Sundar will have to go since Washi is not being used appropriately.
He does not get enough bowling. Ravi Bishnoi will bowl during the powerplay, followed by Axar Patel.
Chopra said that Axar will almost certainly choose two wickets.
Chopra does not anticipate India using Kuldeep Yadav in Wednesday’s game.
He stated that the left-arm wrist-spinner is not under trial and would undoubtedly be part of India’s T20 World Cup team.
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