The former India opener highlighted that having Jadeja, Axar and Ashwin with the bat provides an opportunity to field a specialist wicketkeeper in the team. Chopra said that, “The interesting thing is that all three of them bat very well, especially in these conditions. So you have batsmen up to number 9.
If you have such good batsmen, don’t expect the keeper to bat too much. If you get it, that’s great, but if you don’t it’s not an issue. Rahul Dravid has already said that KL Rahul will not do wicketkeeping.
Chopra believes that in the absence of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul can bat at number 4, while Srikar Bharat will be given the responsibility of wicketkeeping. They said that, “I think you can see KL Rahul batting at No. 4 because Kohli is not there, and you can keep KS Bharat. You can play Ravindra Jadeja at number 6 and Bharat at number 7.”
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