SA vs IND: Aakash Chopra shares India's potential bowling lineup for 1st T20I vs SA

Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has shared that Ravi Bishnoi might not get to play in the first T20I against South Africa. However, India will play against the Proteas in three T20Is, with the first game taking place in Durban on Sunday as well. Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar are the four spinners in the 17-member T20I squad as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said: “Who was the Player of the Series in the last series – Ravi Bishnoi. You might not be able to play Ravi Bishnoi here. If you play Ravi Bishnoi, you will drop Kuldeep Yadav. You have created a huge dilemma for the team. You won’t be able to play the Player of the Series of the last series at all. If you play him (Bishnoi), you will feel how can you make Kuldeep sit out. There is no justice. After that, since Siraj is back, Siraj, Arshdeep and Mukesh is what I am thinking.”

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Aakash Chopra again shared that he isn’t sure about Deepak Chahar’s availability as well. He, however, missed the last T20I against Australia, and there are questions over whether he has reached the country for the series as his father is recovering from a stroke now. The veteran has also added that India’s potential top six might not have a player who can bowl well.

“Axar (Patel) had a very good series (vs Australia) but he isn’t part of the team. Here Ravindra Jadeja is part of the team and as a vice-captain. Ravindra Jadeja at No. 7 and I know what you are thinking, that no one bowls in the top six,” Aakash Chopra concluded. “What are we doing? We are not playing the one or two guys who do that. Washi (Washington Sundar) and Shivam Dube can be there in that but they are not going to bat in the top six.”