Former Indian starter Aakash Chopra chose his ideal XI as a player for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the 2020 IPL. He also named Ravindra Jadeja as the player likely to shine for the franchise at this year’s IPL.
Aakash Chopra carried out this exercise of choosing the strongest possible Chennai Super Kings lineup for the upcoming IPL in a video shared on his Facebook page.
The renowned commentator’s first pick in his Chennai Super Kings playing XI was Shane Watson, and the Australian did well for the team in recent years despite not playing international cricket.
“At number one, I’m putting Shane Watson. He doesn’t play international cricket, which works against him. We said the same thing the last 2 years, but he was tough at bowling. There was a time when everyone thought he should. be eliminated, but MS Dhoni didn’t do that and then Watson returned the faith he had shown him. “
Ambati Rayudu was Aakash Chopra’s other choice as a starter. The Hyderabad batsman had even announced his retirement after being ignored for the 2019 World Cup before retracting his decision to leave.
“Along with him will be Ambati Rayudu. The last twelve months have been memorable for him. He first announced his retirement and then he retired himself. Now we will have to see how he hits in the IPL.”
Aakash Chopra chose Faf du Plessis as the No. 3 hitter while noting that the South African could be the key to the Chennai Super Kings fortune at IPL 2020, considering Suresh Raina’s absence.
“At number 3, I’m going with Faf du Plessis. I think this season will be very important for him, especially if you see him from the CSK point of view. Because if he does well, CSK will also do well because he will do it. He has to bear the burden of Raina’s absence. He plays the spin well and is also very fit. “
Kedar Jadhav made Aakash Chopra’s ideal Chennai Super Kings XI the No. 4 hitter, with the latter mentioned that it could be a draw between the Maharashtra cricketer and MS Dhoni for batting position.
“At number 4, you can have MS Dhoni or Kedar Jadhav. I have opted for the latter.”
MS Dhoni was ranked No. 5 in the former KKR player’s favorite Chennai Super Kings playing XI, adding that the captain must go to bat every time a wicket falls around the middle of the innings stage.
“So we will have MS Dhoni at number 5. For MS Dhoni, the simple rule should be that he should go to bat every time 10-11 overs are taken, regardless of batting position.”
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Posted Sep 8, 2020 at 10:54 am IST
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