Former Indian Aakash Chopra cricket With England, she closed the day to 225/2 in response to India 358, Chopra looked hard at the selection of visitors, especially the lack of medium order depth in their 18-member group.
In his latest video on YouTube Chopra, he emphasized how India was forced to build versatile covered, No. 6, 7 and 8 due to lack of specialized middle order dough. Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur all contributed decent posts, 20, 27 and 41, but could not convert their beginning to something more impressive.
“Shardul, Washi and Jadda got a few runs, but when you rely on three versatile to fill their middle order, you always live on hope than security, I’m surprised that with the 18-member team now 19 with Anshul Kartal added that you still don’t have a single middle-order dough,” Chopra said.
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Choprova criticism was not just about running on the album. He questioned planning for Indian make -up. Referring to the decision to select past selections, he said, “We have already seen it. When Karun Nair was asked to make a bat on No. 6, everyone said that it was played out of position that it is number 3.
This problem became more evident after the injury of Nitish Kumar Reddy, which had India to compete. Without the Secondary Order, no specialized middle -order options turned to Thakur and pushed Jadeja up the order. Chopra believes it was a risky step, especially with regard to Jadeja was in shape, but had to be submerged.
“Jadda was four years old. It was because of failure and came in a crucial time. When choosing the ranking of the bats, you can’t rely on the form. India was obviously one dough,” he said.
Aakash Chopra brings Ben Stokes commitment
While he pointed to India’s shortcomings, Chopra was full of praise for the disciplined performance of England with the ball. Ben Stokes led the accusation and raised a hard-earned five-to-year when delivering 24 breaks, the display that Chopra said embodied the lead through the action.
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Stokes’ characters from 5/72 and Archer 3/73 helped England Peg back India despite a promising start. Chopra was particularly impressed by how Stokes in the series accepted his bowling role, especially with regard to his modest returns with the bat.
“He did not shoot much with the bat, but he is more than just with the ball. More overs in his career have bowed in the series than ever before and there is one test and one shift remains. It says a lot about his commitment,” Chopra said.
As the third day approaches, all eyes will be on Indian pitch and English doughs, while the game still hangs in balance. While the Indian versatile line -up raises questions, the English disciplined attack under Stokes and Archer could lean the match in their favor.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
July 25, 2025
