Team India lost by 28 runs in the Hyderabad test match.
The fans of the Indian team have suffered a big shock after losing the first test match against England. All the fans including cricket experts were considering India as favorites for this series but the way the England team performed in the first test match was really fantastic. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has given a different advice to Team India and BCCI against making rank turners for the second test.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, the 46-year-old Aakash Chopra Questioned the form of the Indian batsmen and warned that the decision to prepare a spin track could backfire for the home team.
Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “Don’t get too excited that ‘we need turning pitches’ because your (Team India) batsmen are not in form. When the batsmen are not in form, your spinners and their (England) spinners will be equally effective.”
Aakash Chopra warns Team India before preparing rank turner pitch
Chopra believes that rank turners do not benefit the Indian attack because England The spinners can also do equal damage. Chopra said, “They (English spinners) do not have accuracy, but what difference does it make? Tom Hartley bowls like Bishan Paaji and Joe Root becomes Muttiah Muralitharan on that kind of track.”
He further said that preparing the batting pitch can help the England batsmen to attack all-round and weaken the Indian bowling. Chopra suggested India to include Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI to counter England’s aggressive batting.
The former opener concluded by saying, “I agree that England will score fast on a good surface. But I can give a chance to Kuldeep and hopefully he can weave a net for the English batsmen. I am expecting a good pitch, but I don’t know what India are thinking.”