Former Indian Cricketer Aakash Chopra has picked his ideal India ODI XI and veteran batter Shikhar Dhawan, as well as the current top-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, and Wicket Keeper Batter Rishabh Pant are the notable names missing in this list.
I think Ishan Kishan is now stealing a march: Aakash Chopra
“An opener along with Rohit Sharma. Who will that be – I don’t know. I think Ishan Kishan is now stealing a march, you cannot drop him after a double hundred. So Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, Kohli at No. 3 and Iyer at No. 4. I will definitely not drop Iyer,” said Aakash Chopra while speaking on his YouTube channel.
“Hardik will come at No. 6 but Rahul will play ahead of SKY (Suryakumar Yadav), so Rahul will play at No. 5, sorry SKY. SKY and Shikhar are both in the squad but are not playing,” he added.
“After that, Washington Sundar and then whoever is fit between Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja. If Jadeja is fit, then Jaddu. That makes it your two spinners. After that, I will definitely keep one of Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal, and the other in the squad.”
“Jasprit Bumrah will be in my team, Mohammed Siraj will be in my team. So I have three fast-bowling options and three spin-bowling options. This is the kind of XI that I foresee, you should have all bases covered.”
Aakash Chopra’s ideal India ODI XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel/Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav/Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
