‘At this point in time, it seems like…’ – Aakash Chopra backs Rinku Singh ahead of T20I World Cup

As the T20I World Cup season is about to begin in June, experts have started talking about the Indian squad and the combinations they could have during the World Cup. Similarly, the former Indian batter Aakash Chopra anticipates Rinku Singh to be the only left-hander India would go with during the World Cup. According to him, since Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are back in the team, India would want one left-hander in the form of Rinku. India did have a couple of left-handers in the ODI World Cup squad, however, not everybody got a chance to play.

“At this point in time, it seems like that left-hander will be Rinku. You might have one or two more left-handers in the squad. Despite the preparations we did for the last year or so to play left-handers, we won’t be able to create a place for those left-handers,” said Aakash on his YouTube channel.

As always, Aakash feels Kohli and Sharma should play at the top order. Moreover, he is expecting Hardik Pandya and Surya Kumar Yadav to make a comeback. That way the team will have a complete batting line-up. Rinku Singh has played some outstanding innings for India and he is high on confidence right now. Keeping him in the middle order along with Surya will India in the World Cup.

India leading the series against Afghanistan, 1-0

India is leading in the ongoing series against Afghanistan, 1-0. The first match was held in Mohali and India won the match by six wickets. Shivam Dube scored an amazing 60 runs off 40 balls and also got one wicket. The visiting team scored 158 at the loss of five wickets. Mohammad Nabi scored 42 runs while Axar Patel took two wickets.

India did manage to chase the score within 18 overs. Along with Dube, Jitesh Sharma played a confident innings of 31 off 20 runs. Afghanistan’s bowler, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman took two wickets but couldn’t stop India from winning the match. If India wins the second match, they will win the series.