Aakash Chopra made big statement on KL Rahul captaincy
India has just landed in Harare ahead of the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe scheduled for 18, 20 and 22 August at Harare Sports Club. In recent development former cricketer Aakash Chopra made big statement on KL Rahul captaincy. Indian opener KL Rahul is all set to make his much-anticipated return in the upcoming white-ball series between India and Zimbabwe.
Former Indian opener and veteran commentator Aakash Chopra spoke about KL Rahul captaincy has suggested that KL Rahul was not required to be made the captain for Zimbabwe ODI series once he was declared fit to play. Chopra believes that Shikhar Dhawan should have continued to be the skipper for the series. Several other experts have also lashed out at the BCCI’s decision to name Rahul as the captain as soon as he was declared fit.
Chopra, however, said that India has already had too many captains and such a change after announcing Dhawan as the captain while announcing the squad was not needed. “If it was in my hands, I would’ve avoided this. KL Rahul hadn’t been a part of this team; he was in the Asia Cup squad. There have already been eight – nine captains in the side.
Rishabh Pant is captain, Hardik Pandya is captain, and I don’t think Suryakumar Yadav is too far from captaincy either. Rohit and Virat are already there. Shreyas Iyer has also captained (in IPL), and cricketer Bumrah has also been a skipper. I don’t think this was needed,” Chopra said answering a fan’s query on his YouTube channel.
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This change might also affect Dhawan’s morale after he was demoted to being Rahul’s deputy. “Shikhar Dhawan is a senior player. He should’ve stayed as captain. KL Rahul could’ve played as a batter. I don’t think it would have mattered that much,” Chopra added. However, it is important to note that Rahul was considered to be the deputy to Rohit Sharma in all formats once Virat Kohli stepped down from captaincy and Rohit was made the all-format captain.
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