Former Indian cricket group opener Aakash Chopra praised the Cricket World Cup 2023 squad however urged two attainable adjustments. Within the newest video on his YouTube channel, Chopra analysed the 15-member squad and stated that he would have picked veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal over Axar Patel and younger batter Tilak Varma over Suryakumar Yadav. India went with three left-arm spinners – Axar, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav – however Chopra believes that Chahal would have been a strong choice. Tilak was a part of the Asia Cup 2023 squad however missed out on choice for the World Cup.

“The squad is sweet, however, I really feel, there is a lack of an additional wrist-spin choice and maybe an off-spin choice. If I used to be given this squad, I’d have picked Chahal over Axar Patel and probably Tilak Varma over Suryakumar Yadav. However can criticize until 24 hours. After that it’s our group, and we’ll again it.”

The Indian cricket group at present has solely two left-handed batters in Ravindra Jadeja and Ishan Kishan within the center order. Chopra believes that Tilak ought to have been chosen to be able to present India with a extra balanced batting assault and the teenager would have additionally offered an off-spin choice.

“Solely two of Ishan, Shreyas, and KL Rahul can play. So one in every of them in addition to Surya have to sit down out anyway. However I really feel what if sometime you are up in opposition to an opponent having 3-4 left-handers of their line-up. You’ll have then cherished to have an off-spin choice which Tilak might have offered,” he defined.

India will play their opening match of Cricket World Cup 2023 in opposition to Australia on October 8.