Former Indian cricketer Nikhil Chopra recently predicted the four players who could open the innings for the Indian cricket team in the forthcoming Asia Cup and ICC T20 World Cup 2022. He felt that the vice-captain of the limited-overs squads KL Rahul should open the innings with regular captain Rohit Sharma.
According to Chopra, Shubman Gill might not receive a place in the squad because he is a similar type of player like KL Rahul. Nikhil Chopra mentioned that either Prithvi Shaw or Shikhar Dhawan could be the back-up options for the opening batter’s role in the mega event.
He pointed out that Shaw has a fantastic strike rate in the powerplay. Besides, every cricket fan knows that Shikhar Dhawan has a great record in the ICC events. Speaking on CricTracker’s ‘Not Just Cricket Show’, Nikhil Chopra gave his opinion and said:
“I think KL Rahul will definitely be there at the opening slot, and I expect Rohit to come well. I will not pick Shubman Gill, as I already have Rahul. My backup option would be Prithvi Shaw or Shikhar Dhawan. Shaw gives me the comfort of a strike rate of 150.”
Nikhil Chopra thinks Virat Kohli is the ideal number 3 option for the Indian cricket team
On the same show, Chopra also gave his opinion on who should bat for the Indian cricket team at the number three position. The former Indian cricketer said that Virat Kohli should take some rest and rejuvenate himself ahead of the Asia Cup and ICC T20 World Cup.
Chopra feels Kohli is the ideal choice to bat at number three for the Indian cricket team. It will be interesting to see which players make it to the top-order of the Indian squad for the Asia Cup T20 and ICC T20 World Cup.
