England’s tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra (Akash Chopra) believes Cheteshwar Pujara (Cheteshwar Pujara) to Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli) should be included in Team India as a replacement.

Let us tell you, the Indian cricket team is going to host England in a five-match Test series starting from January 25 in Hyderabad. Even before the start of this Test series, Virat Kohli has withdrawn from the first two Test matches against England citing personal reasons.

You can choose Cheteshwar Pujara as replacement for Virat Kohli: Aakash Chopra

Although BCCI has not yet announced the replacement of Virat Kohli, but considering the form of Cheteshwar Pujara and the senior batsman’s track record in Test cricket, Aakash Chopra has decided to give him a chance in the upcoming Test matches against England. has endorsed.

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Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel: “Cheteshwar Pujara is one of only four Indians to have scored more than 20000 runs in first-class cricket. He had recently scored a double century. He is in very good form at the moment and his Test record is also very good. He works hard even while playing county cricket. He is your true cricketer.

“He is the sage/mahant of Indian cricket”

To be honest, I say he is the Sadhu/Mahant of Indian cricket. Therefore you can choose Cheteshwar Pujara. However, I think India is not looking in that direction. They have already started looking in a different direction. Pujara is a legitimate option, but are the Indian selectors seeing him as an option? “That is the question we need to ask and wonder.”