Indian team going into the Champions Trophy 2025 will miss the services of Jasprit Bumrah. However, the batting of the side looks dynamic and consistent, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra too believes that India should rely more on the batting than bowling to get the results.
“We are saying that we have a lot of variation in bowling and have five spinners as well. However, if we are being honest, we have an issue with bowling. Our strength is our batting. We are playing batting till No. 8,” Aakash Chopra said speaking on his YouTube channel.
“I am with you 100%. It’s the rule in white-ball cricket that whatever is your strength should be the second thing you should do. If your bowling is good, do that later. If your batting is good, do that later, and this team’s batting is good,” he added.
Chopra would suggest India should be chasing in the games as there would also be dew factor which will help their cause. “The pressure to win matches should be on the batters. So definitely India should bat second. If you win the toss, decide to bowl, and you ideally do that as well because dew also comes later at times. If there is any danger of dew, that is always in the second innings,” Chopra would say.
While all the games are scheduled in Pakistan, India’s games are scheduled to be played in Dubai. In the past teams bowling second have had severe issues with the dew factor at this venue.
“So you should have the bat and not the ball in your hand at that time. Whichever way we might see, the answer to that question is India should chase in almost every match. I don’t think there will be a pitch in Dubai where you will need to bat first,” Chopra observed.
