‘They might play two new bowlers…’ – Aakash Chopra analyses England team ahead of 4th Test vs India

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has recently analyzed the England team ahead of the fourth Test match, slated to take place on February 23 in Ranchi. Notably, the visiting sides are 1-2 in the series, and they aim to win the upcoming Test game to level up the series by 2-2 in the next game.

However, former India opener Aakash Chopra feels that the Ranchi pitch does not provide much help to the fast bowlers. The well-renowned cricket commentator believes that James Anderson and Mark Wood might get rested in the next match, while Ollie Robinson and Gus Atkinson may get the chance to be in the squad. In addition, the 46-year-old cricketer believes that Shoaib Bashir may also get the chance to be in the Test squad.

“The Ranchi pitch is a black-soil pitch and it keeps getting slow, slower, slowest. This pitch doesn’t have bounce and pace. So there won’t be much help for fast bowlers here. I feel Jimmy Anderson won’t play and Mark Wood might also not play. They might play two new bowlers. If Jimmy Anderson doesn’t play, Ollie Robinson might play. He is a very decent bowler. Gus Atkinson is also with this team, otherwise. They can play Shoaib Bashir as well if they wish. I feel the attack will be spin-heavy in this game,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

In batting, it will be a problem if they are going to play 40 overs: Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra feels that bowling is not the main problem for the Ben Stokes-led England camp, but batting is the main problem. Moreover, the cricketer-turned-analyst feels that Joe Root needs to step up for their side if they aim to win the next Test and series as well.

“In batting, it will be a problem if they are going to play 40 overs. Batting has let down majorly because Zak Crawley has played well throughout the series, Ben Duckett played one good knock, but Joe Root hasn’t played a single good knock,” he added further.