IND vs AUS 4th T20I: Aakash Chopra shares Team India's likely changes vs Australia

Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra said that Team India making a few changes to their playing XI for the fourth T20I against Australia. Both sides will take on each other in Raipur on Friday, December 1. Team India, who are 2-1 ahead, will hope to bounce back and win the five-match series ahead of the final game in Bengaluru on Sunday as well.

Previewing the game in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said: “There is scope for changes in the Indian team. A little birdie told me that two or three changes might happen. One is simple – Prasidh Krishna might not play this match, either Mukesh Kumar or Deepak Chahar might play in his place. Mukesh Kumar has come back. He was bowling in the nets. Shreyas Iyer has come back and he will play. I have heard both Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma might not play. I cannot confirm or verify that, I have heard rumors. If they don’t play, you might see both Jitesh Sharma and Shreyas Iyer playing.”

“Shreyas could be batting at No. 3” – Aakash Chopra

However, Ishan Kishan scored quick half-centuries in the first two T20Is but he was dismissed for a duck in the third game as well. Tilak Varma was dismissed very cheaply in the first T20I but has remained unbeaten in the last two matches also. And, Aakash Chopra also stated that Shreyas Iyer’s presence might force the management to leave out Ishan Kishan as well.

“Shreyas could be batting at No. 3, Suryakumar Yadav at No. 4, then Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma. You might see a change in the batting order like this because you don’t want to keep Ishan at No. 6 and don’t want to play Shreyas below No. 3,” Aakash Chopra concluded. “So there is a possibility that because of one person (Shreyas) coming in, you have to make two changes. You neither want to touch Yashasvi nor do you want to move Ruturaj. So that’s what I am thinking.”