IPL 2021: Varun Chakravarthy and Prasidh Krishna should start for KKR, says Aakash Chopra
Xtra Time Web Desk: Former India cricketer turned commentator Aakash Chopra on Saturday said Prasidh Krishna and Varun Chakravarthy should start for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League season 14 (IPL 2021). The former India opener would like to see Team India’s young promising batsman Shubman Gill opening the batting for the Knight Riders with Rahul Tripathi.
According to Aakash, Nitish Rana should occupy the No.3 slot followed by the likes of Eoin Morgan , Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell and Pat Cummins.
“I will have Tripathi as an opener with Gill. I will keep Nitish Rana at No.3, Morgan at No.4 and Dinesh Karthik at No.5. This is your top five. Now you keep Andre Russell at No.6. If you keep him at No.6, the slight question will be whom will you bat at No.7. I would say try with Pat Cummins,” said Aakash Chopra on his You Tube channel.
Aakash also predicted KKR’s bowling attack. According to him, Varun Chakravarthy and Prasidh Krishna should surely start for the Kolkata side. The former Indian batsman also felt that one out of Lockie Ferguson, Shakib Al Hasan or Sunil Narine could be picked in the side depending on the conditions.
“If you keep Pat Cummins at No.7, you will have four proper bowlers after that. Varun Chakravarthy and Prasidh Krishna can be there in that. That makes it two. You have picked only three overseas. So, depending on the pitch you can pick an overseas fast bowler like Lockie Ferguson. You can also pick Sunil Narine or Shakib Al Hasan. You can also play Kuldeep Yadav,” said Chopra.
Chopra was also of the opinion that the Kolkata side should be willing to drop Sunil Narine from the side. The 43-year-old cricketer turned commentator also stated that ever since question marks were raised about Narine’s action, he has not been sharp.
“They should just open up to the idea of dropping Sunil Narine if things are not working out. He is a big player but his bowling has not been that sharp since questions were raised about his action,” concluded Chopra.
Eoin Morgan’s side will begin their campaign in IPL 2021 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 11 in Chennai.
Here is Aakash Chopra’s predicted XI for KKR:
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson/Sunil Narine/Shakib Al Hasan, Kuldeep Yadav.
