Drooping Pujara would make me sad: Aakash Chopra

Drooping Pujara would make me sad: Aakash Chopra

Former Indian opener and cricket analyst Aakash Chopra has had his say on the anticipated series against England & India. Chopra spoke about having faith in Pujara who has been off form since the South Afirca tour and has even failed to impress, in the warm up game against Essex by scoring 1 and 23 in both innings respectively. But Aakash Chopra has continued to back the top order batsman and his ability.

"Yes, he didn't score (too many) runs in the county circuit and also in the warm-up game, but he has been the batsman of pedigree in the last 4-5 years and he wasn't that bad to be fair. Everybody fails and Pujara did too, but he did spend a lot of time blunting the new ball and India can take a call later but not now. To accommodate Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan has to go, but not Pujara. I will be sad if Pujara gets dropped," he added. 

The Cricket expert also spoke about how spin could play a crucial part in the forthcoming tour and which spinner he would rely on more."It's a tough one, but I will go with Kuldeep ahead of Jadeja. But you should not forget that Jadeja took seven wickets in an innings against England last time (in Chennai), and he took six wickets in the last Test match he played (against Afghanistan). He has done no wrong. It's a harsh decision, but I will go with Kuldeep."

Aakash Chopra chipped in to opinionate on the Kohli vs Anderson saga as well. "Both have travelled in opposite directions. From 2014, Kohli's performance has been brilliant, but Anderson's fitness has taken a hit. Anderson had the edge then, but now Kohli is in a space where he can tackle him. It won't be a nightmare for him to face Anderson. You will nick a few, but Kohli knows where his off-stump is. Kohli is ahead of Anderson" Chopra said.

The five match series between England and India begins on the 1st of August 2018 at Edgbaston.

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