Rinku Singh… What will change in India’s playing XI in the second T20 against Zimbabwe? Aakash Chopra gave big hints

New Delhi. In the first match of the three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe, the Indian cricket team performed brilliantly and registered a resounding victory by 7 wickets. With this victory, India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Now the Indian team is eyeing the second T20 match to be played at Harare Sports Club on 25th July (Saturday). Team India will try to win this match and take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series. Looking at the form the Indian team is showing, achieving this target does not appear to be very difficult. However, the biggest question arising before the match is whether the Indian team management will make any changes in its playing eleven for the second T20? Former Indian cricketer and well-known commentator Akash Chopra has shared his views on this important issue.

While analyzing the first T20 match of Aakash Chopra, it became clear that the Indian team had come on the field with five main bowlers. That means the team was missing an extra bowler. Due to inclusion of Rinku Singh in the playing eleven as a finisher, India had to go with a less specialist bowler. All-rounder Shivam Dubey did the job of balancing this situation very well. The captain made Dubey bowl the full 4 overs of his quota, in which he not only bowled an economical spell but also took an important wicket. Aakash Chopra believes that Team India should make full use of Shivam Dubey’s bowling ability. The more they are made to bowl, the better it is for the team combination.

Advocacy to maintain faith in young bowlers
While discussing on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said that even though Ashok Sharma had a bit of a shaky start in the first match and he seemed to be losing his rhythm, but he should get more chances. This was his first international match, and it is very important to give time to young bowlers to prove themselves. Apart from this, Aakash Chopra praised Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav and said that these two young fast bowlers should be played continuously in all the three matches of the series. Also, leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi should also get more opportunities to further improve his bowling and deliver match-winning performances. Maintaining faith in the youth would be the right strategy for the future of Indian cricket.

Aakash Chopra’s advice regarding Rinku Singh’s batting order
While talking about the team’s batting combination, Aakash Chopra gave a very interesting and important suggestion. He said that if the Indian team bats first in the second T20 match, then Rinku Singh should be sent higher in the batting order. Aakash Chopra said, ‘If you come to bat first, then Rinku Singh should get a chance to bat first. When you are including him in the team and because of him you are fielding with one less bowler, then at least get him to bat completely. When you are giving all the batsmen like Abhishek, Ishan, Vaibhav and Tilak a chance to play freely, Rinku should also get a chance to play enough balls in the upper order.

What will be India’s possible playing XI for the second T20?
Aakash Chopra clearly believes that after the victory in the first match, there is no need for the Indian team to tamper with its winning combination. According to him, for the second match, India should take the field with the same playing XI without any changes.

giveIndia’s probable playing XI for Surrey T20: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav.